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During your work on the hydrogen bomb, were you deterred by any moral qualms?
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Oppenheimer

During your work on the hydrogen bomb,were you deterred by any moral qualms?

During your work on the hydrogen bomb,
were you deterred by any moral qualms?

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During your work on the hydrogen bomb, were you deterred by any moral qualms?
Duration
7 seconds
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70
Timestamp in Movie
02:42:22
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Syncopy,Universal Pictures,Atlas Entertainment,Breakheart Films,Peters Creek Entertainment

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Movie Summary

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Yes, because this was work of exploration. It was not the preparation of a weapon. - Oppenheimer 00:06
Yes, because this was work of exploration. It was not the pr...
No, it is not an academic thing whether you can build a hydrogen bomb. - Oppenheimer 00:05
No, it is not an academic thing whether you can build a hydr...
By 1942, you were actively pushing - Oppenheimer 00:06
By 1942, you were actively pushing
Pushing's not the right word. Supporting it and working on it, yes. - Oppenheimer 00:05
Pushing's not the right word. Supporting it and working...
So when did these moral qualms become so strong - Oppenheimer 00:07
So when did these moral qualms become so strong
When it was suggested that it be the policy of the United States - Oppenheimer 00:12
When it was suggested that it be the policy of the United St...
What do moral qualms have to do with it? Yes. - Oppenheimer 00:06
What do moral qualms have to do with it? Yes.
He talks about putting the nuclear genie back in the bottle. - Oppenheimer 00:06
He talks about putting the nuclear genie back in the bottle.
Well, I'm here to tell you that I know J. Robert Oppenheimer, - Oppenheimer 00:09
Well, I'm here to tell you that I know J. Robert Oppenh...
You know he's never once said that he regrets Hiroshima? - Oppenheimer 00:06
You know he's never once said that he regrets Hiroshima...
Because it made him the most important man who ever lived. - Oppenheimer 00:06
Because it made him the most important man who ever lived.
Oppenheimer wanted to own the atomic bombHe wanted to be the man who moved the EarthHe talks about putting the nuclear genieback in the bottleWell I'm here to tell youthat I know J Robert Oppenheimerand if he could do it all over he'd do it all the - Oppenheimer 00:27
Oppenheimer wanted to own the atomic bombHe wanted to be the...
He wanted to be the man who moved the Earth - Oppenheimer 00:04
He wanted to be the man who moved the Earth
Well, we've freely used the atomic bomb... - Oppenheimer 00:06
Well, we've freely used the atomic bomb...
In fact, Doctor, you assisted in selecting the target - Oppenheimer 00:06
In fact, Doctor, you assisted in selecting the target
- Yes. - Then you knew, did you not, - Oppenheimer 00:09
- Yes. - Then you knew, did you not,
It has been put at somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000. - Oppenheimer 00:05
It has been put at somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000.
- Technically successful. - Oh! Technically, it was very successful. - Oppenheimer 00:05
- Technically successful. - Oh! Technically, it was very suc...
Would you have been supportive of the dropping of a hydrogen bomb on Hiroshima? - Oppenheimer 00:05
Would you have been supportive of the dropping of a hydrogen...
Well, supposing there had been a target in Japan big enough - Oppenheimer 00:08
Well, supposing there had been a target in Japan big enough