 What is significant about the events being broadcasted?
The order was made public early this morning by R. Stein, Secretary of the Council, who said in part: "The reason for this ... order must be apparent to all civilized peoples. For the Invaders have spared no part of this planet in their depredations: they have laid Hong Kong waste; they have terrorized London; they have destroyed the lives of citizens in every member state and in every inhabited area. "The peoples of the world, then, know what they are, and know that we face the most momentous struggle in our history. They have treated us precisely as we, in less enlightened days, might have treated a newly-discovered race of lower animals. They have examined us, dissected us, driven us mad, killed us with no discernable provocation; and this is more intolerable than any normal invasion. Not only our individual lives are threatened, but our existence as a race. It was a street scene in the Science City of Manhattan, flooded by the warm spring sunshine. Down on the lowest level, visible past the transport and passenger tubes, the parks and moving ways should have been dotted with colorful, holiday crowds. "There will be panics and suicides, and they know it; but they have to do it. This isn't like a war, where the noncombatants' morale has to be kept up. The Invaders were floating up the sloping side of a tall, pure white structure that dominated the rest.
 Even though the imagery is horrific, it's important that the whole world is made aware. It's their only warning.
 Without the broadcast, there is no proof of what is happening. As Peter says, it's unbelievable otherwse.  Even though the imagery is horrific, it's important that the whole world is made aware. It's their only warning.  The images are horrific. It shows the brutality of the aliens.  The broadcasts will likely lead to mass panic and suicide, because of how grim the circumstances are.