Not to forget humans in that group were also the ones that withhold info about the Sunlight even and let the Aliens suffer when they could of alerted the Aliens about the event.
I guess Khan will have his lead position almost secured. Also I don't remember if this was addressed but if the Niqols prove no longer useful to the humans which seem to be more advanced in all but mana, isn't it quite likely the humans can just destroy their planet?