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Hollywood stars put their name to a good message, but it’s the messengers who are problematic

A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent Robert Oppenheimer and his brother Frank on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.

Hiroshima, Nagasaki and “Oppenheimer”

Turns out Oppenheimer’s boss lied, repeatedly, about radiation poisoning.

"Believers of proactive nuclear deterrence, who say nuclear weapons are indispensable to maintain peace, are only delaying the progress toward nuclear disarmament," Hiroshima's governor added.

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