We just wrote our report

and then went home,

and left the field to others.

That was a mistake.

If we hadn't done that,

history might have been different.

Our report might have been different.

The field might have been different.

Others might have been different

History might have been different.

Going home was a mistake.

Home is where the heart is.

The others didn't go home

The first six lines are a direct quote from Dr. Rabi, a member of the USA's General Advisory Committee to the Atomic Energy Commission, at the time the decision was taken.