Nukes seem to be a large issue above/behind the scenes. Those that offered spiritual guidance (a great awakening, anyone?) were turned away as a result of a desire to continue nuclear weapon advancement instead of abolishing it.. leading to instead make a trade with the Zeta (through such families that we've come to loathe so well). advanced aerospace tech (and who knows what else… computers came not long after..) in trade for human experimentation.
Sure, we've got other weapons (targeted bioweapons, 5g deathgrids, yadda yadda) available now to maim ourselves with in ever efficient ways.
sauces for pic related
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/exopolitica/esp_exopolitics_ZZZZZZZK.htm
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/exopolitica/esp_exopolitics_Q_0.htm