![]() dissipated the moment he saw the H-bomb as being technically feasible. conditioned by the fact that he thought it would detract from an amassing a huge tactical weapons stockpile, and 2. Even his stance against building the H-bomb was 1. And he didn’t really take any kind of principled stand against the military-industrial complex: he was entirely complicit with it and always looking for a way to cooperate. ![]() Oppenheimer was kind of a jerk - famously so. I think it’s a fascinating book for me, it helped draw attention to the aspects of Oppenheimer’s actions and character that get lost in the standard “martyr to McCarthyism” narrative. Hans Bethe, on the other hand, did have some moments of considerable ethical wavering ( his stance on the H-bomb being the most well-known), but generally speaking stood up for the right side of things and was far more consistent about his ethics. ![]() Robert Oppenheimer was terribly inconsistent when it came to acting like an ethical human being, and his attempt to fly as high as possible led to his being burnt. ![]() ![]() Sam’s basic argument, to put it bluntly, is that J. Castle ROMEO: Providing cover photographs for nuclear books since at least the 1980s. ![]()
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