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Teller's testimony against [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] in 1954 created a backlash against him by liberal scientists.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/10/obituaries/10TELL.html?ex=1378612800&en=527a0430768a87c7&ei=5007</ref>
Teller's testimony against [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] in 1954 created a backlash against him by liberal scientists.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/10/obituaries/10TELL.html?ex=1378612800&en=527a0430768a87c7&ei=5007</ref>
The hearings resulted in the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]] taking away Oppenheimer's security clearance. Teller testified, "I feel I would prefer to see the vital interests of this country in hands that I understand better and therefore trust more."
The hearings resulted in the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]] taking away Oppenheimer's security clearance. Teller testified, "I feel I would prefer to see the vital interests of this country in hands that I understand better and therefore trust more." The clearance was taken away because of other evidence that Oppenheimer had many associations with communists, and had lied about them.
Teller set up the second major US atomic research lab, [[Lawrence Livermore National Lab]]
Teller set up the second major US atomic research lab, [[Lawrence Livermore National Lab]]