Beta III and Landru were a sanctioned - if covert - starfleet mission. Or elements of Starfleet anyway.

Okay, so Landru in this version is of a Starfleet design but didn’t come from the Archon. HMM.

bald spock coda.

No Captain, it’s not at your chess level for me to teach you. It is however at Scotty’s….

Spock’s actions during The Galileo Seven and Operation: Annihilate! here are thought to be related to the trauma he suffered during the destruction of Vulcan. Interesting. And Kelvinverse George, Aurelia and Peter Kirk and live thru the flying pancake episode. good for them.