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Track 24 of 29: Scene 33
written by Peter Goodchild (2004); directed by Matt August; performed by Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade and Margaret Welsh; in The Real Dr. Strangelove (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2004, originally published 2004), 4 mins
The birth of Armageddon. The first H-Bomb detonates and the proud father is Edward Teller. But he's on a collision course with Robert Oppenheimer; head of the team that created the Atom bomb. Now Oppenheimer has turned pacifist and the government will stop at nothing to neutralize him. And Teller is their star wit...
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written by Peter Goodchild (2004); directed by Matt August; performed by Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade and Margaret Welsh; in The Real Dr. Strangelove (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2004, originally published 2004), 4 mins
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The birth of Armageddon. The first H-Bomb detonates and the proud father is Edward Teller. But he's on a collision course with Robert Oppenheimer; head of the team that created the Atom bomb. Now Oppenheimer has turned pacifist and the government will stop at nothing to neutralize him. And Teller is their star witness. Comparison to "being a little pregnant" - half-megaton fission bombs are moral but 5-megaton h-bombs are not Both sides of that c...
The birth of Armageddon. The first H-Bomb detonates and the proud father is Edward Teller. But he's on a collision course with Robert Oppenheimer; head of the team that created the Atom bomb. Now Oppenheimer has turned pacifist and the government will stop at nothing to neutralize him. And Teller is their star witness. Comparison to "being a little pregnant" - half-megaton fission bombs are moral but 5-megaton h-bombs are not Both sides of that controversy are expressed here: one the one hand, no place for morality in the equation - if we don't build it, the Russians will; if a "bigger stick" can possibly exist, we must build it first, ourselves, despite any risks that might occur simply because anyone has such a big stick. On the other hand: no place for such a weapon to exist because it has no possible military use but by definition is a terror weapon that can only be used against civilian populations - genocide - but regardless shouldn't be built, at all costs, simply because of the risk to that it could possibly destroy the planet. Bethe and Rose continue the discussion with Teller
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Date Written / Recorded
2004
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade, Margaret Welsh
Author / Creator
Matt August, Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade, Margaret Welsh, Peter Goodchild
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Biography, Edward Teller, Hans Bethe, Albert Rose, World History, Armed Forces, Philosophy, Physics, Cultural Studies, Psychology
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