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The Story So Far
You are currently participating in a diplomatic summit on San Vitenzo.
The Issue
During today’s negotiations, you told the enemy you were willing to withdraw your nuclear weapons from San Vitenzo without expecting anything in return. Your shocked advisors have confronted you to get clarification about that particular stance.
The Debate
1. “This was all some sort of negotiating strategy, right?” questions Defense Minister Rolan Malinovich, who looks like he’s on the verge of a panic attack. “We can’t just give in to their demands all of a sudden! Do you know how weak that makes us look? President Moreno has generously offered to negotiate with the United Federation to remove some of their nukes that are in range of @@NAME@@. If you’re determined to withdraw from this conflict, we really should take him up on his offer.”
2. “I thought we agreed to quit threatening other countries with violence and destruction?” admonishes Minister of International Diplomacy Andrea Gramyki, thrashing out an improvised version of ‘Paint It Violet’ on her guitar. “Send Agent Milanova home, and let’s get out of here. Who cares if we can’t hit them with nuclear weapons? Maybe if we started minding our own business and working to make Equalito a better place instead of spending so much on the military, they wouldn’t feel so threatened by us.”
I chose Option 1. The fallout: They say the best compromise leaves everyone feeling a little unarmed.