William Lee Wilder

“ I've seen what they're doing, bringing animals in a kind of earth monsters—but, I don't need a bomb to stop them. I've figured it out all here. Now look. Here's our nuclear strength of our last test. And this is the amount of electricity needed to control it."
"Let me see that."
"I had to estimate the conversion rate of their transformers."
"These figures are correct, such transformers must operate on a constant supply of electricity. Where could they get so much electric power?"
"Only one way, they must tap it from the main lines of the Power House. ”

“ Regulation—I can't give out information to anyone. No, Sir, it won't do you any good to come down."
"I will see about that!"
"I'm going to get out the base right away. Ellen don't you agree with me? I have spent months preparing for the series of tests and no Sergeant is going to push me around now!"
"And aren't you going to say anything?"
"No!"
"Look, I know they're ready for another test and I should be there!"
"Can't you understand they don't want you around for your own good?" ”

“ Martin accounts for every minute from the time of the crash."
"The shock must have cause the mental block. His mind doesn't want to remember the details of the origin of the scar on his chest; how it got back to the base under his own power."
"Did you ever start to think that perhaps this Dr. Martin isn't really the Dr. Martin?" ”

“ I took the information to where they told me. I didn't realize I was being mesmerized."
"Why doesn't somebody say something? Don't you believe me? Couldn't you understand? This giant animals breeding by the billion they'll devour everything unless we stop them!"
"Of course, Doug, we will!"
"Colonel... You've got to arrange to set off another bomb tonight, the strongest truck we have to! They're beneath the ground with all their equipment—we can bomb the beasts—"
"Doug, wait a minute—"
"—a strong charge will overload their units!" ”

“ Tension mounts, so all the members of the plane crew anticipate the task to pinpoint the bomb on a tiny circle of earth below.
Now the plane wings that way toward Ground Zero. Warning signal are sounded. All observers prepare for the blinding flash of the bomb.
"Detonation, minus 20 seconds."
Command of the plane is given to the Bombardier. Ground zero dead ahead. The key man now goes into action. Bomb-bay doors open.
"Detonation, minus 10 seconds. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 0."
And this, is the beginning!
KILLERS
FROM
SPACE
"You can make the position report now. ”

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“ During the 23rd time rotation our Sun began to die. So during the succeeding generations, as our planet began to cool, vegetation began to disappear. Our eyes developed to this state to combat the ever-growing darkness. ”

“ That gap in supply will short out their resistors and the whole thing will go up! But you don't want go along with that. No no no—"
"Doug, get back in bed!"
"Now look, you're carrying—"
"Out of our way!"
"Doug!"
"Please call the main gate and try to stop Dr. Martin!"
"Doug took the car! Hurry!"
"Dr. Martin! Stop! Stop!"
"He did what?——How long ago?——Right! We leave immediately."
"What's wrong, Colonel?"
"Dr. Martin—he's on the way to the Power House wants to cut off the power supply!"
"Let's go!"
"I couldn't stop him, Doctor, he went that way!"
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"Hey! ”

“ Operation A-Bomb test, under way.
"Detonation, minus 2 minutes."
Military personnel from buck private to top-ranking brass, men from Research and News Services move into position.
The bomb-carrying plane makes its initial run.
Radar with eyes that never sleep; special equipment go into operation. All orders are carried out with spot second precision.
Warning is given to all commercial aircraft to stay out of the test area. ”

“ Martin."
"I just left him."
"You know—uh Colonel—according to my files Dr. Martin is just about the key man on this nuclear project."
"Yes, along with Dr. Kruger he is."
"And I know they're both good friends, and uh, both them have knowledge and access to top secret information."
"That's really true but there's no reason to suspect that they—"
"We can—we can suspect anything Colonel, until Dr. ”