Edward Teller built the hydrogen bomb, destroyed Oppenheimer’s career, and became the model for Dr. Strangelove. A genuine scientific genius whose weapons advocacy made him the most feared physicist in Cold War America.

This episode traces Teller from Hungary through the Manhattan Project, the H-bomb, the Oppenheimer betrayal, and Star Wars.

• The Manhattan Project and the hydrogen bomb obsession
• Testimony against Oppenheimer that made Teller a pariah
• Star Wars missile defense advocacy
• The Dr. Strangelove comparison he could never escape