02438cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500180014426400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031249000620034850000310041050801140044152013690055553400450192465300200196965300180198983000620200785600430206935759UtSlPG20260610133821.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aClinton, Ed M.,d1926-200610aSecurity Risk 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction February 1958.  aRelease date is 2011-04-02  aProduced by Frank van Drogen, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Security Risk" by Ed M. Clinton, Jr. is a science fiction story published in the late 1950s. The narrative unfolds in a future where interplanetary tensions simmer between United Terra and the Interplanetary Confederation, as the threat of a devastating neural weapon brings the specter of war to the forefront. The book explores themes of scientific ethics, the responsibilities of a military-industrial complex, and the implications of security risks in a high-stakes environment.  The story follows General David Walker, who is thrust into a dire situation when he discovers that the Confederation has developed advanced technology that undermines United Terra's military capabilities. Walker's search for answers leads him to former scientist Dr. Otto Millet, who has been cast out of government service due to alleged security risks. As Walker tries to persuade Millet to return to government work and thwart the Confederation's plans, he is confronted with Millet's disdain for weapon development which stands in stark contrast to his own military objectives. Ultimately, the complex interplay of ambition, science, and governance reveals a layered perspective on the nature of progress and the potential costs of conflict, culminating in Walker's realization of his precarious position within a failing system. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories 0aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction February 1958.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35759