Yesterday, the much-discussed movie “Oppenheimer” premiered, which delves into the history behind the inventor of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer.

Robert Oppenheimer in 1965 on if the bomb was necessary

In the clip here, you can listen to what the main character himself thought about inventing the atomic bomb. The clip was recorded in 1965, 20 years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, and two years before Robert Oppenheimer passed away at the age of 62 due to throat cancer.

From the archives: Robert Oppenheimer in 1965 on if the bomb was necessary

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