Security Risk

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Security Risk

by Ed M. Clinton

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1 total

Security Risk

24:03

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In a future where Earth’s United Terra empire and the Interplanetary Confederation hover on the brink of open conflict, a new neural weapon threatens to render all conventional arms useless. General David Walker, once a reluctant physicist turned military administrator, is thrust into the eye of the storm when decoded intelligence confirms the Confederation’s breakthrough. The weapon’s silent, mind‑disrupting power forces Walker and his superiors to confront a terrifying reality: their vast resources may be meaningless against an unseen threat.

Under pressure from the steely Chief of Staff Marcus Meriwether, Walker must scramble for an answer before the Confederation seizes the upper hand. The novel follows his desperate race through classified files, sleepless nights, and political intrigue as he wrestles with scientific doubt and the weight of potential planetary loss, turning a single scientist’s conscience into the most critical weapon of all.

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Language

en

Duration

~24 minutes (23K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

Apr 2, 2011

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Ed M. Clinton

1926–2006

A largely rediscovered science-fiction writer, Ed M. Clinton, Jr. brought a wry, imaginative touch to stories about spaceflight, politics, and humanity’s uneasy relationship with technology. His work includes “Security Risk,” “The Small World of M-75,” and the satirical “Untechnological Employment.”

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