We have? Oh yes, of course, never allow a cat near the missile communications console.

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Well, yes, there is that, but we’ve also learnt something else.

Which is?

There’s no such thing as an ultimate weapon. Even if the stealth missile had worked, someone would have found a way to detect it in the end. Nothing is ever perfect. There’s always an eternal battle between weapon designers and those seeking to counteract the new systems that appear in the battlefield. It’s the way of things. Not to mention that the more complicated you make a thing, the more possibilities there are for it to go wrong. Such as cats chewing on the wires. Maybe we should focus on the simple things for a change… One minute to go.

(They stand in silence)

I wonder if I’ve got time to recite my favourite song…

Will our, erm, "heroes" survive the blistering nuclear strike directed at them by no less than five major world powers?

Will Doctor Sinister ever see the light of day again?

Will his island base be blasted to smithereens?

Will General Menace ever get hold of some cigars?

Find out (probably) in the next exciting episode of…The Incorrect Art of War!!

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