Re: ‘A Taste Of Armageddon’, Star Trek: TOS, conflict resolution:
Since they have such a high consciousness of duty, and since all-out (real) war is the alternative (barring Kirk-ian intervention), wouldn’t they just have said “Ok…we know this sucks, and they’re being really mean…but the Enterprise crew won’t do the disintegration thing. Can we have 430 volunteers, please?” *430 hands go up* “Thank you.” *End*