The State Department believes that if only we would destroy our nukes then everyone else would do the same, and furthermore, if anyone did not, and used a nuke, our science would know who did it. But what if the biggest, strongest scorpion in the world were to tell the other scorpions that he was cutting off his stinger, in the hope and belief that his brother scorpions would do the same, thereby ensuring peace among scorpions. Here’s the scene. The tiny flag identifies the scorpion as the US scorpion.  Standing quietly in the sand, surrounded on all sides by other scorpions, the US scorpion does not know if he will be attacked, but knows he will know as soon as the forensic experts complete their investigation, and so the US scorpion feels confident of his safety.

I offer you, O scorpions

He said, demeanor grave

Stability and friendship now

A new road we shall pave

The State Department has a plan

A roadmap if you will

That scorpions will surely find

Exciting and a thrill

The plan is simple, plainly so

Our nukes we will destroy

Defenseless then, we place our trust

That you will not deploy

Your own nukes but that you will see

That using this approach

We’ll all be safe as houses and

No rogue state will encroach

Upon the land and dignity

Of others in the group

And if they do our experts then

Will shortly have the poop

And fingers pointed by us all

The miscreant to shame

And you surviving scorpions

Will know just who’s to blame