the Navy became concerned by the threat of kamikaze attacks, and in the fall, he was asked by the Office of Naval Intelligence to assemble a group to brainstorm unconventional responses. Heinlein, who had trained as a gunnery officer and was familiar with the technical background of aviation, was the ideal man to organize talent and evaluate ideas. It was close to Campbell’s dream, and Heinlein asked the editor to join—although he also left no doubt about who was in charge.
