"The Clockwork Atom Bomb" is a 2005 science fiction short story by British writer Dominic Green. It was first published in '' Interzone''.

Plot summary

Mativi is a weapons inspector for the United Nations, whose mission to

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is hindered by the local residents' insistence that his actions will disrupt their economy.

Reception

"The Clockwork Atom Bomb" won the 2005 ''Interzone'' readers' poll as the most popular story of the year, and was a finalist for the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.2006 Hugo nominees
from '' Locus magazine'' It was also included in the 23rd edition of ''

The Year's Best Science Fiction ''The Year's Best Science Fiction'' was a series of science fiction anthology, anthologies edited by American Gardner Dozois until his death in 2018. The series, which is unrelated to the similarly titled and themed ''Year's Best SF'', was publish ...

,'' a collection of outstanding science fiction short stories edited by Gardner Dozois.

References

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