Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 31, 2023, Physicists and other experts react to Oppenheimer
Posted: 31st July 2023
July 31, 2023
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
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A Manhattan Project historian comments on Oppenheimer
Although the film is not technically accurate throughout, the adjustments in Oppenheimer are made for understandable artistic reasons, writes a historian of the Manhattan Project. Read more.
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Confrontation brews over the deployment of nuclear weapons in non-nuclear countries
A contentious part of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty meeting in Vienna next week will likely involve the NPT countries that do not have nuclear weapons, but host nuclear weapons belonging to the US or Russia. Read more.
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Nuclear Notebook: French nuclear weapons, 2023
How many nuclear weapons does France have in 2023? Nuclear experts from the Federation of American Scientists share the latest estimates. Read more.
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Oppenheimer is terrific. But it’s just a movie
Oppenheimer might not have a lasting impact because the world-ending potential of nuclear weapons is now essentially taken for granted, a Princeton physicist argues. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The United States determined that building an atomic bomb was essential for national security. It is only right that we bring light to ‘Oppenheimer’ while bringing compensation to the miners and workers who sacrificed for our country.”
— Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández , “In the wake of ‘Oppenheimer,’ lawmakers approve compensation for radiation victims,” ABC News
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