Howling:Would the Sontarans really annhilate the Rutans?

In "The Gunpowder Plot", the Rutans and the Sontarans both race to 1600s England to retrieve two doomsday weapons that would completely wipe out an entire race. At the end, both have one weapon, but the Doctor has meddled with them so they would be dangerous to use. But would the Sontarans really have used the weapon to destroy all the Rutans in the first place? With no Rutans there would be no war and with no war the Sontarans would have no purpose in life. With no enemy, they would either be forced to wage war on their own or another race to ensure they died in battle, because to them it was a disgrace not to. I think in TGP they only came to make sure the weapons didn't fall into Rutan tentacles and never intended to use them. Any thoughts? 87.102.117.106talk to me 11:28, January 7, 2012 (UTC)

I'm sure the Sontarans could and would find other enemies. They seem quite good at provoking hostile reactions. --89.241.75.207talk to me 17:25, January 7, 2012 (UTC)

What puzzles the Hell out of me is what actually started the war. Discrimination between two obviously different races probably comes into it, but I'd expect the Sontarans to go to war with an enemy that posed a real threat, like the Cybermen, who want to take over the universe, not a bunch of green jellyfish. 87.102.117.106talk to me 17:54, January 7, 2012 (UTC)