ACT I The stage is set as a triptych. Three classrooms divided by
space and minimal set pieces. scene two lights up Classroom 2: Students sit on large metal stools. The stools
are arranged around an AGM-86 cruise missile. The instructor is a dressed in
a black suit cut like a military uniform. The Instructor's desk is stage left.
The audience can see a book, and a sword, on the desk. The Instructor paces
while lecturing. The Instructor: These air-launched cruise missiles
were developed to increase the effectiveness of B-52 bombers. In combination,
the AGM86B and 86C dilute an enemy's forces and complicate defense of its
territory. The AGM 86C uses an onboard Global Positioning System coupled
with its inertial navigation system, allowing the missile to guide itself
at sustained subsonic speeds to the target with pinpoint accuracy. Student 1: Could you explain "complicate defense
of enemy territory?" The Instructor: With this tool's pinpoint accuracy
we can surgically degrade key resources and limit the enemy's ability to
achieve its objectives. Student 2 whispering to Student 3: How could
anything bigger than a pin have pinpoint accuracy? The Instructor: Do you have something you want to
share with the class? Do you think this is funny? We're here studying the
most high tech tools of conflict and you're cracking jokes about pinpoint
accuracy. Let me explain pinpoint accuracy. With an amazing flourish the instructor unsheathes the
sword on the desk. The bell rings and the students exit. lights out