War No. 81-Q by Cordwainer Smith - https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/74098/pg74098-images.html

 

It came to war.

Tibet and America, each claiming the Radiant Heat Monopoly, applied for a War Permit for 2127, a.d.

The Universal War Board granted it, stating, of course, the conditions. It was, after a few compromises and amendments had been effected, accepted by the belligerent nations.