The extreme danger to mankind inherent in the proposal [to develop thermonuclear weapons] wholly outweighs any military advantage. (Robert Oppenheimer)

The extreme danger to mankind inherent in the proposal [to develop thermonuclear weapons] wholly outweighs any military advantage.

Robert Oppenheimer

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