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

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Podcast: [Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retro-radio-old-time-radio-in-the-dark-6785269)
Published: 2026-07-05T23:23:03+00:00
Episode link: https://weirddarkness.com/invisibleenemy
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Duration seconds: 1305

## Resource

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

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