The Predictinformer began its report. "'In the past thirty-five years military science on Terra has developed tremendously under the impetus of two world-wide conflicts. At present the dominant power on this continent is experimenting with nuclear fission....'"
Sudden fear came into the eyes of the captain of the thrill ship. "That radioactive steel tower! Blast off," he shrieked, "Blast off!"
The Predictinformer went on dispassionately, "... and is about to test an atomic bomb against which this ship's defenses would be...."
It got no further.