richter's scale of cultures. another armenia, belgium. sir? the weak innocents. they always seem to be located on the natural invasion routes. captain, the automatic deflector screen just popped on. body approaching. configuration, mr. sulu. phaser banks. lock on. return fire. maintain firing range. 100% dispersal pattern. captain, the other ship doesn't register. only drifting debris. we got him. all hands, maintain general alert. hold battle stations. damage report, mr. spock. minor, captain. we were most fortunate. blast damage in decks 10 and 11. minor buckling in the anti-matter pods. casualties are light. maintain surveillance, mr. sulu. no contact, captain. he blew up, all right. well, we've been anticipating an attack. i'd say what we've just experienced very nearly qualifies. automatic all-points relay from starfleet command, captain. code 1. well, there it is-- war. we didn't want it, but we've got it. curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want. war or not, we've still got a job to do-- denying organia to the klingons. with the outbreak of hostilities, that might not be easy. aye, aye, sir. negotiating with the organians will be time-consuming, captain. and time is the one th