Security," penned by Poul Anderson, explores the tension of espionage and secrecy through the eyes of a government physicist. Assigned by secret police to oversee the development of a new weapon, the physicist is stationed in a covert space facility. Amidst a web of spies and hidden agendas, the story raises questions about loyalty and patriotism. Originally published in "Space Science Fiction" in February 1953, Anderson's tale captures the Cold War era's paranoia and the moral dilemmas faced in a world of concealed motives

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