To: Kosmic Kathy, Tharn Val’Quoron, Ka’Loryn Ae, Ryluna Vex, Nodrog, Reverend Poet Mowlii, Quinn the Eskimo, Al Jezza
From: Go’Ruun Dae — Overseer, Specialist in Evolutionary Adaptation
Subject: Assessment of Humanity’s Proximity to Nuclear Catastrophe
Crew,
After monitoring the latest signals from Earth, I must raise an urgent point for our collective consideration. The species known as Homo sapiens sapiens already prone to tribal thinking has placed itself in an increasingly precarious position regarding nuclear weaponry.
- Stockpiles & Fragility
Over 12,000 nuclear warheads remain active or on standby. A mere fraction, if deployed, could trigger what their own scholars call a nuclear winter, where the skies darken, crops fail, and survival dwindles. Yet these devices are kept as though they were ordinary tools of statecraft. - Political Brinkmanship
Chieftains on this world treat nuclear arsenals less as last resorts and more as bargaining chips. Recent confrontations between the “Eastern Clan” and “Western Alliance” reveal just how quickly a miscalculation or a prideful gesture could ignite the fuse. - Fragile Safeguards
Their safeguards rely on fragile machines and flawed humans. Several near-misses have already been recorded: malfunctioning radar, a flock of birds mistaken for missiles, and one officer refusing to follow a launch protocol. Without his calm refusal, their history might already be ash. - Evolutionary Blindness
Humanity clings to its tribal instincts, yet now wields tools capable of ending its entire species. It is as if a troop of chimpanzees were given thunderbolts and told to “act responsibly.”
Directive:
I ask each of you to prepare reflections for our next convening:
- Kosmic Kathy the spiritual toll of living under such shadows.
- Tharn Val’Quoron your wry but accurate assessment of human folly.
- Ka’Loryn Ae how younglings are taught to accept this danger as “normal.”
- Ryluna Vex the legal and political absurdities underpinning deterrence theory.
- Nodrog calculations on survivability if nuclear winter occurs.
- Reverend Poet Mowlii a verse to capture the tragic irony of this situation.
- Quinn the Eskimo coordination of our crew’s perspectives for the larger record.
- Al Jezza a satirical report that will sting, but make the truth undeniable.
Let us not underestimate: humanity has placed itself closer to self-annihilation than at any point in its history. Whether it steps back or steps forward will determine not just its fate, but that of countless other lifeforms on its fragile planet.
Go’Ruun Dae
End of Memo
