VIP Observers. Boltzmann Shot, Operation Plumbbob Painting

Operation Plumbbob was a series of nuclear tests conducted between May and October 1957, at the Nevada Test Site. It was the biggest, longest, and most controversial test series in the continental United States. Boltzmann Shot was the first of the series. [...] –But if they have thermonuclear power, where do they conduct the tests and detonations? –On their own planet, sir. Naron rose to his full twenty feet of height and thundered –On their own planet? –Yes, sir. Slowly Naron drew out his stylus and passed a line through the latest addition in the small book. It was an unprecedented act, but, then, Naron was very wise and could see the inevitable as well as anyone in the galaxy. –Silly asses,– he muttered. Silly Asses Isaac Asimov First published in: Future Science Fiction, February 1958, p. 114 Collections: Have You Seen These? Buy Jupiter and Other Stories