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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

Oppenheimer wasin charge of a committee that had been put together What should we do?

There's no need for it." RHODES: Oppenheimer was
in charge of a committee that had been put together
in Washington to decide: What should we do?

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There's no need for it."
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RHODES: Oppenheimer was in charge of a committee
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that had been put together in Washington to decide:
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What should we do?
Duration
11 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:50
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Exploring how one man's brilliance, hubris and relentless drive changed the nature of war forever.
Should we build a hydrogen bomb? - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:06
Should we build a hydrogen bomb?
That is a question - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
That is a question
Are we creating something we may not be able to control? - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:08
Are we creating something we may not be able to control?
The decision to try to make - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:11
The decision to try to make
And the committee decision was basically, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
And the committee decision was basically,
If we are guided by fear alone, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:09
If we are guided by fear alone,
The answer to fear sometimes lies in courage. - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
The answer to fear sometimes lies in courage.
WELLERSTEIN: Oppenheimer's opposition of the H-bomb - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:08
WELLERSTEIN: Oppenheimer's opposition of the H-bomb
RHODES: The Air Force wanted more and more bombs - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
RHODES: The Air Force wanted more and more bombs
The bigger the bomb, in terms of its yield, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
The bigger the bomb, in terms of its yield,
HERKEN: The Strategic Air Command was focused upon - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:06
HERKEN: The Strategic Air Command was focused upon
Oppenheimer said a smarter move would be to put resources - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:08
Oppenheimer said a smarter move would be to put resources
RHODES: He was going just the opposite direction - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:06
RHODES: He was going just the opposite direction
BIRD: By 1953, Oppenheimer has made sufficient enemies - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:09
BIRD: By 1953, Oppenheimer has made sufficient enemies
(applause) - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:08
(applause)
STRAUSS: I have just returned from the Pacific Proving Ground, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:09
STRAUSS: I have just returned from the Pacific Proving Groun...
BIRD: And Strauss knows Oppenheimer - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
BIRD: And Strauss knows Oppenheimer
RHODES: Oppenheimer had been snappish with him once, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:08
RHODES: Oppenheimer had been snappish with him once,
So Strauss begins to plot - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:10
So Strauss begins to plot
Lewis Strauss focuses on Oppenheimer's association - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:14
Lewis Strauss focuses on Oppenheimer's association