I’m sure the author thought he was being terribly cute and clever, but his snottiness aside what’s wrong with taking the first steps in learning the techniques for protecting the earth ?
Men like Buzz Aldrin have been telling us for years it’s something we need to do.
Nothing. When the need arises, we'll be glad we got ourselves up to speed. But this one is definitely not a team effort, and it's not something I trust the Russians to do. After we save man and every other species from total anihilation, the rest to the planet can feel free to not thank us as usual.