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(Bonus Episode!) How a Civilization Ended War by Sending Every Teenager Through One

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Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
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Jul 5, 2026
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1305
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Summary

In a world that has finally outlawed war, every boy must still report for combat at fifteen — and Tom is about to learn exactly what that means. “The Invisible Enemy” by Arnold Castle, originally published in “Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy” October 1954 https://weirddarkness.com/invisibleenemy