With regard to Oppenheimer, I find it interesting that others on the Manhattan project such as von Neumann and Teller did not have nearly the angst about nuclea

With regard to Oppenheimer, I find it interesting that others on the Manhattan project such as von Neumann and Teller did not have nearly the angst about nuclear weapons. Looking at where they were born may make sense. Oppenheimer was born in the United States in New York City. He had probably never faced a real threat of invasion and destruction. However, von Neumann and Teller were both born in Hungary and had seen first hand that there is evil in the world, and the world is a dangerous place, and the way to protect ourselves from that danger is being more powerful than your enemies. There is no good war. All war involves killing. In the grand scheme of morality, killing 18 year old conscripts is also pretty bad.