Please help me find a forgotten sci-fi story.

February 24, 2006 6:16 PM

Help me remember a book please. It is a science fiction story about two young scientists that create a superweapon that can shoot down missiles.

I don't remember much. One of the scientists thinks that the other has given the use of the weapon to the U.S and is worried they will destroy the world, but at the end we discover that he has given the technology to other countries as well so it is a giant stalemate. It might be a short story I'm not sure. Thanks everyone!

posted by meta87 to media & arts (2 comments total)

Sounds like the ending of The Genesis Machine by Paul Hogan, wherein the scientist creates a device that can direct energy to any point, blowing up missiles, and uses that device to deplete the world's nuclear stockpiles. He then turns around and sets the device to function as a shield against incoming missles, while claiming that it will effectively detonate if anyone tampers with it.
posted by sysinfo at 6:53 PM on February 24, 2006

Thats it! Wow I was off a bit on the details. Thanks alot.
posted by meta87 at 7:00 PM on February 24, 2006