Review: Our Weapons Shall Outlive Us
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 6, 2011
A spaceship approaches an alien plant. The planet seems to have been completely destroyed in a nuclear holocaust, with no visible signs of life. Unexpectedly, an enormous gun shells the spaceship with nuclear warheads, damaging it and forcing it to descend on the planet for the repairs. There they discover the secret behind the gun and the treasure that it was designed to protect.This short story is quintessential Philip K. Dick, with very matter-of-fact sentences, abrupt changes of action, and themes of nuclear war, robots, and military. The ambiguity of not knowing the identity of the people on the spaceship and the name of the planet adds to the poignancy of the underlying message. This is certainly an interesting and thought-provoking story that is easy to read. All sci-fi fans will surely enjoy it.