What if you completely realize you're not the good guys, and your next thought is, "Well, better pull out all the stops and either win or create an apocalypse then."?
Nuclear means cheap power and skilled jobs. DCs mean a draw on power and just take up everything that makes a community worth having. Stop them from coming in and eliminate the ones they got past us.
If there's one thing that man will go to his grave knowing, it's how to work a scam. He may not be able to execute it, but he'll recognize it long after he stops being able to recognize animals or draw a clock..
Sounds like we need to break some pipes and jam some fans then.