He stated, "We may be grateful to Providence" that the German atomic bomb project had failed, and that the United States and its allies had "spent two billion dollars on the greatest scientific gamble in history—and won".
他說“我們可以感謝神的保佑”，德國的原子彈計劃失敗，美國及其盟國“花費20億美元來進行史上最偉大的科學賭博並獲勝。