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20) atomic energy. The federation was partly responsible for atomic energy being under the aegis of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), a civilian organization, rather than the military. Later Bethe opposed the United States' rush to make the hydrogen bomb and the development of antiballistic missiles. He served on presidential scientific advisory committees and has been a longtime supporter of nuclear test bans. An advocate of the nuclear freeze, during the Reagan years he spoke out against the development of the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars).
To someone of my background, the physicist was scientific royalty, so before I had time to lose my nerve I hopped out of bed, threw on my robe, splashed water on my face, and placed the call. I did not know then that Hans Bethe would become my Janus. Facing both beginnings and endings, he stood guardian at the portal as I embarked on my quest to understand the people and times that had created the first weapon capable of breaking the vessel of the world. 18) Notes: (*) A nod to Walter Benjamin.
This was my first indication of the distinction Bethe makes between the bomb's use during the war and his devotion to preventing its use after the war. I had assumed that as a thoughtful and passionate advocate of arms control, he would at least express some doubts, some second thoughts about the first use of the atomic weapon. My immediate impulse was to discount his views—but quickly following on this was my hope to understand more. I knew that Bethe had considered the question for fifty years.