Trivia / The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use

• Amazing Stories (August 1965 issue) called it Dr Asimov's first published work.
• In The Early Asimov, Dr Asimov says this was the second story he professionally published ("Marooned Off Vesta" was sold and published first, "Trends" was sold second but published third, and this story was sold third and published second).
• Inspiration for the Work: This story was inspired by two events; Dr Asimov's friend challenged him to write a story about Earthmen treating Venusians like shit because we were technologically superior, and an argument with a Philosophy professor over how the human mind worked.

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