@YankeeCynic He is basically saying, "we just make the bombs, we don't decide how they are used." Which is not an unfamiliar position.
70 years ago today: Teller declines Szilard's petition against bombing Japan. Full letter: http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2012/09/28/martian-perspectives/ …pic.twitter.com/UfZZgFFYUA
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@YankeeCynic Definitely a punt. He got upset when he found out Oppenheimer didn't hold himself to such a standard.
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@wellerstein Any thoughts abt how impt Teller considered clearing his conscience if he could have? Its int. that curiosity drives so much. -
@ferencdv With Teller it is so hard to know what is genuine and what is convenient.
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@wellerstein My mother recently told me that in 1960 at Berkeley, she took Teller's introductory physics class. She said he was interesting.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Little-known fact: Edward Teller once bought me lunch.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein This produced a nice juxtaposition in my timeline.pic.twitter.com/RNjJc7tb9d
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