 The Venusians then destroy the weapon.In "The Early Asimov", Asimov speculates that "Amazing" might have bought the story because the magazine needed a story quickly, since "The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use" was accepted in February 1939 and published in the May issue.Frederik Pohl pointed out to Asimov that after the Venusians destroyed the weapon Earth would be free to reconquer Venus.