Project Nightmare

Publication date:1953.04
Genre:Science fiction short story
Preceded by:Starman Jones
Followed by:Sky Lift
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“Project Nightmare” is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in “Amazing Stories” May 1953.

Exposition

When the United States is held hostage with nuclear weapons planted around the nation by the Soviet Union, all known clairvoyants and telekinetic operators are gathered together and tasked with finding the bombs and preventing them from exploding.