Because of official secrecy, little information about the bomb's development was released by the government, and press reports often attributed the entire weapon's design and development to Teller and his new Livermore Laboratory (when it was actually developed by Los Alamos).
Grundet den offentlige diskretion blev kun lidt information udsendt af regeringen, og pressens reportager tilskrev ofte hele våbnets design og udvikling til Teller og hans nye Livermore Laboratory (da det faktisk var udviklet af Los Alamos).