In the Next Life, Canto I, stanzas 121-124

“Well, that’s a big relief,” most people sigh,
“A good thing it was those that didn’t take
and not the ones we’ve sent off to apply
against the comet like a cosmic brake!”

Good reason have we for our confidence:
The nations must have sent the better bombs.
To hold the good ones back would make no sense
when there’s a comet threatening their moms.

It seems, though, that the ancient Russian types
include an anti-missile trigger thing
that senses out the ones with stars and stripes
and prematurely activates their sting.

Now, is it possible a giant hook
will rescue all who answered to the wrath?
To find that out, we’d read another book.
We’ll look at some who did not take that path.

©2010 Louis A. Merrimac

Reason have we: So now “we” are the innocent bystanders. The first time I read this, I found myself disappointed that the nuclear war had failed to leave the insiders as the sole survivors of the species. When I came to this line, I felt embarrassed at having to be yanked back to the side of the good guys.
Prematurely activates: After all the buildup to Fiasco #3, only one stanza is devoted to #4, which is the central event of Canto I. It comes across an afterthought. This may contribute to the irony, but it sure is easy to miss an important part of the plot.
The wrath: In Subgenius mythology, "Jehovah I, Space God of Wrath” destroys the planet on July 5, 1998 (later inverted to July 5, 8661) but the faithful are carried to safety.