The Archfornicator of Canterbury

90 They must be destroyed

The ceremony was being watched by almost everyone on the planet who had a TV set. One of the places where close attention was being paid was deep within the heart of Pentagon. A group of high-ranking military officials was gathered in a meeting room, following the events that took place in faraway Bulimia with mounting anxiety.

"What are our options."

"Intelligence reports indicate that the spaceship may not be vulnerable to conventional weapons."

"In other words you want to drop a nuke on Nuevo Saunabad."

"No use doing a half-assed job."

"The President would never approve it."

"We could try hitting it with a couple of cruise missiles carrying a conventional payload. It's a big enough target and a direct hit will do plenty of damage. Probably more than enough to keep the spaceship from taking off."

"How do we spin the story."

"Let's use the good old weapons of mass destruction yarn. People always fall for it. Never failed yet."

"What's your plan for retrieving the dilithium."

"We'll send in troops under the pretense of humanitarian aid. They can remove the dilithium from the wreck while they pretend to be looking for people trapped inside."

"Let's do exactly that."

The Archfornicator of Canterbury by Olli-Pekka Rinta-Koski
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