Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb

Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb

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80 Years Ago Today: Truman Predicted Japanese Surrender Even Without Use of A-Bomb
80 years ago today, when assured that the Russians would be coming.
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Unholy Trinity: First Atomic Test 80 Years Today
The fallout and the cover-up.
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"The Atomic Bowl" Streaming via PBS Today
My latest film warns of nuclear perils today.
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Scary Report: 'The Nuclear Club May Double' with S. Korea, Japan and Others
Another important article from The Atlantic's special issue.
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Vonnegut and The Bomb
A new piece in The Atlantic on the not so funny "joke" behind "Cat's Cradle."
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki Mayors Criticize Trump for Hailing Bomb Blasts
Mayor invites him for a visit. Don't hold your breath!
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On July 4, 1945: The Man Who Tried to Halt the Atomic Bombings
Famed physicist Leo Szilard sent a petition to Truman. General Groves stopped it.
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June 2025

James Cameron Going Nuclear for Next Movie?
The "Avatar" and "Titanic" director promises a startling re-creation of what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
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One Magazine, Two Profound Warnings on Nuclear Weapons Today
The Atlantic is marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in a vital way.
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New Attention on Long-Overlooked Korean Victims of the Atomic Bomb
A major piece in The New Yorker and my own experience.
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'The Atomic Bowl' Coming to PBS in July
An all-star football game on a killing field in Nagasaki--and "The Forgotten Bomb"
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Why Did Gabbard Warn of Nuclear War--and Use Two Clips from My Film?
Some say: Russian talking points. In any case: "dark" and "creepy."
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