Screw those pointy eared bass turds. They didn’t invent it they stole it from the Klingons.
Silly earthling.
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Similar to the Romulan cloaking device, the Klingons received this technology from the Romulans circa 2268, when the two civilizations shared a political alliance. The Klingons outfitted many ships, particularly their Bird-of-Prey type vessels with the devices.