Project Gutenberg 2016-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 91 Sharkey, Jack 1931 1992 Sharkey, John Michael The Business, As Usual Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Business, As Usual" by Jack Sharkey is a satirical science fiction story published in the early 1960s. This narrative unfolds in the context of the Cold War, exploring themes of espionage, military strategy, and the absurdity of political machinations. The book cleverly captures the tone of the era, focusing on the idea of using unconventional means to achieve geopolitical objectives, specifically through a unique agent. In this story, the United States government debates how to utilize a new radar-resistant airplane. The solution proposed is to send in a seemingly harmless agent, a stuffed teddy bear named Agent X-45, into enemy territory as part of an operation aimed at destabilizing the Communist regime. As the plan rolls out, the humor and irony stem from the assumption that the Russians, notorious for their paranoia and strict protocols, would be thrown into chaos by this act of folly. However, things take a comical turn when the bear is discovered, leading to unforeseen consequences that highlight the ludicrousness of the plan and the inherent dangers of underestimating one's opponent. Ultimately, the story critiques government policy and the lengths to which authorities will go to project power, showcasing how even the most ridiculous schemes can have serious repercussions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Cold War -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 43246 43251 2024-09-21T12:33:52.551226 2023-09-22T09:34:16.526075 text/html text/html 39626 2016-03-13T07:54:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 253870 2016-03-13T07:54:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 280841 2024-09-21T12:33:54.404195 application/epub+zip 279761 2024-09-21T12:33:52.952208 application/epub+zip 70583 2024-09-21T12:33:52.734277 application/epub+zip 313489 2024-09-21T12:33:55.672204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306346 2024-09-21T12:33:54.179221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97558 2022-09-23T12:13:31.288160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36278 36183 2024-09-21T12:33:52.422197 2023-09-22T09:34:16.361085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36211 2016-03-13T07:54:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14063 2016-03-13T07:54:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18797 2024-09-21T12:33:55.801180 application/rdf+xml 25355 2024-09-21T12:33:52.802236 image/jpeg 4369 2024-09-21T12:33:52.769194 image/jpeg 255073 2024-09-21T12:33:52.564205 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia