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“DWAYNE, ACTUALLY OUR PLAN is not exactly to reduce the number of our nuclear weapons. It’s more like we’re storing them, for the safety of all concerned.”

“Well, Yi-gal, I’m sure that would be fine.” Another pause, this time with whispering. “Uh, where precisely were y’all thinking these weapons might be stored?”

Yigal has been waiting to say these three words since he devised this plan in the middle of the night, scribbling on a whiteboard in this very office. “With...our...enemies.”

“Beg pardon?”

“That’s correct. In exchange for our Arab neighbors taking possession of our nuclear arsenal, Israel proposes to take possession of their arsenal. It’s the oil weapon that counts, isn’t it?”

This time a lot of whispering. “Yogi, you want to run that by me again?”