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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

Oppenheimer argued against it on the grounds that noone in their right minds would ever...

Oppenheimer argued against it on the grounds that no
one in their right minds would ever use such a bomb, so what would be the
point of creating a bomb a hundred, a thousand
times more powerful than the one that
destroyed Hiroshima when that bomb itself has
shown itself to be so powerful, you don't want to
use it again ever

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Oppenheimer argued against it
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on the grounds that no one in their right minds
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would ever use such a bomb,
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so what would be the point of creating a bomb
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a hundred, a thousand times more powerful
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than the one that destroyed Hiroshima
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when that bomb itself has shown itself to be so powerful,
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you don't want to use it again ever.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:58
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.
And so Oppenheimer argued against this program, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:14
And so Oppenheimer argued against this program,
He now became under suspicion by them. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
He now became under suspicion by them.
They began to think, "Well, why is Oppenheimer - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:24
They began to think, "Well, why is Oppenheimer
And this suspicion grew in the McCarthy period, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:19
And this suspicion grew in the McCarthy period,
[dramatic ominous music] - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:15
[dramatic ominous music]
Strauss, however, was not only the chairman - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:23
Strauss, however, was not only the chairman
Oppenheimer wasn't giving it to him and wasn't being polite, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
Oppenheimer wasn't giving it to him and wasn't bei...
He pointed the gray panel members - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
He pointed the gray panel members
He brought in the prosecutor, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
He brought in the prosecutor,
Oppenheimer was stunned - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
Oppenheimer was stunned
Here, he'd been nine years earlier, a national celebrity. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
Here, he'd been nine years earlier, a national celebrit...
- And initially, they basically say to Oppenheimer, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
- And initially, they basically say to Oppenheimer,
We'll just take your security clearance - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
We'll just take your security clearance
He wants to contest these charges. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
He wants to contest these charges.
- In fact, actually, there was a moment - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:20
- In fact, actually, there was a moment
He was gonna be down in Washington for a few weeks - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:10
He was gonna be down in Washington for a few weeks
And Einstein argued with him and said, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:10
And Einstein argued with him and said,
You don't need these people." - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
You don't need these people."
I have to retain my security clearance - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
I have to retain my security clearance
It's very important," - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
It's very important,"