An accelerating drift toward a twin nuclear/ecological waterfall, the avoidance of which requires a spirit of cooperation equaling that of Oppenheimer’s team at Los Alamos.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/05/oppenheimers-truth/

A popular meme is the real Oppenheimer’s most notorious quote, originally from the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, “Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds,” but styled in Barbie typeface and a hot pink hue.

Source: https://www.southplattesentinel.com/2023/07/31/barbie-brought-crowds-back-to-movie-theaters-will-they-stay/

As I mentioned, I wasn’t living in America when, as a result of the McCarthyist psychosis, the sadly, well known investigation began about Oppenheimer’s loyalty.

Source: https://forward.com/culture/553655/elie-wiesel-robert-oppenheimer-play-review/

If Oppenheimer’s views, as told to and by Ben-Gurion, played any part in the Dimona decisions, then the Jewish physicist who helped change the world influenced not one but two nuclear projects.

Source: https://forward.com/news/556495/the-time-oppenheimer-met-ben-gurion-to-discuss-israels-nuclear-quest/

It is useful to compare this sequence to how Nolan connects Oppenheimer’s vision of the Los Alamos audience to what he imagines must have happened in Hiroshima.

Source: https://georgiabulletin.org/commentary/2023/08/thomas-mertons-original-child-bomb-and-the-oppenheimer-film/

It was not until John F Kennedy became president that Oppenheimer’s reputation was rehabilitated.

Source: https://catholicoutlook.org/fr-frank-brennans-homily-for-the-16th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/

The Nobel laureate physicist and Oppenheimer were quite close, and Rabi testified on Oppenheimer’s behalf at the security hearing in 1954.

Source: https://www.jta.org/2023/07/16/ideas/at-the-heart-of-the-film-oppenheimer-is-a-clash-between-real-life-jews