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The 27th Day

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The 27th Day is a 1956 Science Fiction novel by John Mantley.In the middle of the Cold War, aliens show up and give weapons capable of destroying all life on Earth to five random individuals: an American writer, an English actress, a German scientist, a Russian soldier, and a Chinese peasant. The aliens tell them that if the human race destroys itself with the weapons, they'll take over Earth, however if humanity manages to survive 27 days without unleashing Armageddon upon themselves, the aliens will leave in peace.The five humans decide to go with the simple solution: don't tell anyone about the boxes. Which would have worked out just fine except that the aliens then make their presence know to the world and tell everyone about the five.Made into a 1957 film with a screenplay adaptation by Mantley, directed by William Asher and starring Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, and Arnold Moss.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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 Apocalypse How: The aliens are expecting a Class 3a, The Leader is aiming for a Class 0 in North America.
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 Can't Argue with Elves
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 Can't Argue with Elves: Nobody seems to think that attempting to engineer xenocide by giving humans the means to destroy themselves makes the aliens a little less noble and peaceful than they say they are. In fact one clue as to the true purpose of the boxes is that Klaus realizes that no species as wonderful and peaceful could have build a weapon designed to wipe out a planet.
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 Ambition Is Evil
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 Ambition Is Evil: Averted. Ambition is good, it's aggression that causes evil.
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 Alien Abduction: The five are taken non-violently in order to give them the weapons.
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 America Saves the Day
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 America Saves the Day: Averted. The scientist who figures everything out is German, and the American forces actually give into the Soviet demand to pull out of Europe (granted, it's just a stalling tactic).
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