If he had been the cause of an interplanetary incident, he certainly didn't want to escalate it.

I said I don't want to cause an interplanetary incident yet.

As for precipitating an interplanetary incident, there seemed no time like the present.

"There's very little I can do about it, without creating an interplanetary incident."

One silly kid goes exploring, and it could create an interplanetary incident.

She wouldn't risk an interplanetary incident just to kill a fleet captain.

They won't want to be caught in an embarrassing interplanetary incident which the ambassador would have to explain to the local authorities.

"There is, I think, no need for an interplanetary incident."

I've already survived more than my share of interplanetary incidents.

I fear that there's been an international, or rather, an interplanetary incident.