Broad,W. Teller's War. 1992
Broad, William J. Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars
Deception. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. 350 pages.
This is William Broad's second book on the Strategic Defense Initiative.
His first book, "Star Warriors," looked at some of the young scientists
working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which does research and
design for nuclear weapons. This book focuses on Edward Teller, the father
of the H-bomb. Teller was 73 when Reagan assumed office, but he still ruled
Livermore unofficially through the power of his reputation and personality.
In 1981, Teller was pessimistic about the chances of avoiding another
world war, particularly if the Soviets beat the U.S. in the development of
an antimissile defense. Teller's solution was to escalate the arms race
further, and develop our own defense. The X-ray laser became his new passion.
After convincing a gullible Reagan, Teller spent $25 billion on one of the
biggest boondoggles in the history of science. Even if it had worked, many
felt that it would have merely increased the risk of war.
When George Bush came into office, Teller abandoned the X-ray laser in
favor of "Brilliant Pebbles," an equally unworkable concept that at least
had the virtue of being non-nuclear. By now some of the best scientists have
left Livermore Labs, which the Soviets have always called the "City of
Death." That, presumably, makes Edward Teller the "Father of Death."
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