human
No, West said. His voice was toneless and the far-away note was still strong in it.
gpt
Sorry to contradict you, colonel, but that is not a small space ship, though it is designed to get out of the atmosphere for a short time. Look again.
human
Hell, it's a super bomb!
gpt
Right, colonel!
human
A bomb big enough to devastate a continent!
gpt
Right, colonel.
human
I didn't know we had such a bomb under construction,
gpt
We haven't.
human
Then who--where?
gpt
Look at the men, colonel. Look closely.
human
They're Asiatics! Shouting the words, Zen was out of his chair.
gpt
I didn't see the yellow faces and the slanted eyes at first. West, that's a huge guided missile. It's being built to drop out of the sky at thousands of miles an hour, on us!
human
Yes,
gpt
I have to get out of here, Zen said.
human
This information must be reported to the general staff, at once!
gpt
The new people do not fight, West said.
human
I thought you were one of us.
gpt
It doesn't matter who I am, Zen said quickly.
human
The building of this super bomb must be reported. _It must be!_ Extra warnings must be issued. We must alert every z-type fighter we possess and have them in the air constantly, in the hope that we can destroy this bomb before it lands. We've got to follow the construction hourly, so we will know when it is ready to be launched. And that means we've got to have top-flight intelligence men here, to follow the building of that bomb every inch of the way. Or we've got to take this super-radar of yours to headquarters and use it there. That's the best solution, if it is at all practical.
gpt
West, do you realize this super-radar of yours will win the war! Excitement tightened the colonel's voice.
human
With it, the enemy won't be able to make a move that we don't know about in advance.
gpt
You have tears in your eyes, colonel,
human
You're out of your mind, Zen retorted. But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth. He swallowed harder.
gpt
We've got the Asians cold. We'll know every move they make in advance.
human
I have always known every move they made in advance,
gpt
We'll have them on their knees in--huh? What was that you just said? What was that?
human
Then why didn't you warn us? Zen felt each word sting as it left his lips.
gpt
Why didn't you warn us? Why did you let so many of us die so unnecessarily?