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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBova, Ben,
_d1932-2020
245 1 4 _aThe Next Logical Step
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-02-13
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Next Logical Step" by Ben Bova is a science fiction work published in the early 1960s. The book explores the implications of advanced military technology and computer simulations in warfare, focusing on how they can affect human psychology and moral judgment. It delves into the consequences of using a high-tech war simulation program that leads to deep psychological distress among military personnel. The story centers around a physicist and a general who introduce a CIA agent to a sophisticated war simulation computer designed to visualize conflict outcomes with startling precision. As they navigate the machine’s abilities, the CIA agent witnesses catastrophic global warfare scenarios, including the horrors of nuclear conflict and the resulting collapse of civilization. The narrative raises profound questions about the nature of warfare, the potential madness it induces, and the ethical responsibilities of those in command. Ultimately, it suggests that the next logical move may not be in developing more destructive capabilities, but rather in ensuring that such horrifying plans never come to fruition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
700 1 _aSchelling, George,
_d1938-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28063
999 _c68972
_d68972