"Professor Milton, I tell you that neither Russia nor the United States is pleased with this proposition of yours."
"Why not?" asked Milton childishly. "It seems equitable."
"It is equitable, but truly not practical."
"No?" boomed Milton, reaching for a large lever protruding from a panel. "I shall show you. I—"
"Please consider first," objected Moreiko.
"But why? Your ideology is at cross purposes with ours; you go your way and we'll go ours."
"Dead!" snapped Moreiko.
"Better dead," replied Milton, "than constant strife."
"You realize that you will kill every man on earth?"
"Not at all.... Just a few. The others will find life difficult for a bit but most will survive."