About his work on the hydrogen bomb, Bethe said: Nobody will blame Teller because the calculations of 1946 were wrong, especially because adequate computing machines were not available at Los Alamos.
Om hans arbejde med brintbomben sagde Bethe: "Ingen vil give Teller skylden for at beregningerne fra 1946 var forkerte, specielt fordi passende udregningsmaskiner ikke var tilgængelige på Los Alamos.