Third Planet

It was, as usual, a decision on which the question of peace or atomic war depended. The Council of the Western Defense Alliance, as usual, had made the decision. And, as usual, the WDA Coordinator had to tell the Com Ambassador that the Coms had won again. The WDA would not risk atomic war over a thirty-mile shift of a national border in southeast Asia. "Perhaps," said the Com Ambassador politely, "it will be easier for you personally if I admit that our Intelligence Service has reported th...