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When the Soviet Union detonated an [[atomic bomb]] in August 1949 based on secrets stolen from the United States, Teller began advocating construction of a far more powerful hydrogen bomb. He derived how to accomplish this with mathematician [[Stanislaw Ulam]].

When the Soviet Union detonated an [[atomic bomb]] in August 1949 based on secrets stolen from the United States, Teller began advocating construction of a far more powerful hydrogen bomb. He derived how to accomplish this with mathematician [[Stanislaw Ulam]].

Teller was widely hated by liberals for testifying against [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] in 1954 in hearings that 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."

Teller was widely hated by liberals {{fact}} for testifying against [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] in 1954 in hearings that 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."

One of the few conservative academic physicists, Teller later supported President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s missile defense proposal known as [[Strategic Defense Initiative|Star Wars]].

One of the few conservative academic physicists, Teller later supported President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s missile defense proposal known as [[Strategic Defense Initiative|Star Wars]].