I've got just one question: What is a diplomatic/scientific destroyer?
-"Ambassador, they have refused to accept points 9 through 14 of your treaty proposal."
-"Aim photon torpedoes at their warp core. Let's see if they are willing to rethink their position."
OR
-"Captain, the electrical discharges in the nebula could very well represent a form of intelligence."
-"Fascinating! Engineering, reroute energy from life support on the lower decks to the forward phaser array!..."
“Worried? I’m scared to death. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to let them change the way I live my life.” - Joseph Sisko - Paradise Lost