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Science and Witchcraft
Edward Teller's fixation on the H-bomb may have led him
to do more to imperil life on this planet than any other
individual in our species . . .
Compared to Teller, the leaders of Western atomic science
were frequently babes in the political woods - their leadership
having been determined by their professional skills
rather than by, in this case, their political skills.
My purpose here is not to castigate a scientist for succumbing to
very human passions, but to reiterate that new imperative: the
unprecedented powers that science now makes available must be
accompanied by unprecedented levels of ethical focus and concern
by the scientific community, as well as the most broadly based
public education into the importance of science and democracy.
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