The Defenders

Dick, Philip K. . "The Defenders." Galaxy Jan. 1953. Coll. Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities (q.v. under Anthologies and Collections). Rpt. The Book of Philip K. Dick. New York: DAW, 1973.

Humans have fled underground to escape atomic war, leaving "leadies"—fighting machines—to continue the battle. After the humans have left the scene, however, the fighting machines stop fighting and begin to restore the surface. Expanded into Penultimate Truth, cited below. Summarized by Warrick 212.[[1]]

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