Robert Gustavo

6%
Flag icon
In the early days of the project, Teller was concerned that the intense heat of a nuclear explosion would set fire to the atmosphere and kill every living thing on earth. A year’s worth of calculations suggested that was unlikely, and the physicist Hans Bethe dismissed the idea, arguing that heat from the explosion would rapidly dissipate in the air, not ignite it. But nobody could be sure.
Robert Gustavo
I guess that fun fact was a spoiler.
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open Preview