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"The past is not past” - Oppenheimer and the US nuclear program today

Jul 26, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The History of the US Nuclear Program at Oppenheimer
02:04 • 4min
3
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
06:23 • 5min
4
Edward Teller and the Nuclear Bomb
11:50 • 2min
5
The Relationship Between Teller and Oppenheimer
13:26 • 4min
6
The Importance of 2020 Hindsight
17:04 • 3min
7
The Importance of Authenticity in the Film
20:24 • 3min
8
The Effects of the Trinity Downwinders on the Environment
22:56 • 3min
9
The Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Native Americans
26:16 • 5min
10
The Complexity of Nuclear Weapons
31:36 • 2min
11
The Past Is Not Passed
33:56 • 3min
12
The Panic of the Nuclear Warhead Factory
36:58 • 4min
13
The Moral Conundrum of Politicians
40:29 • 4min
14
The US Government Is Spending Nearly a Trillion Dollars Just on Nuclear Weapons
44:25 • 1min
15
The Importance of Ending the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
45:49 • 4min
16
The Importance of Accepting Nuclear Disarmament
50:11 • 2min
17
The Los Alamos Study Group
52:34 • 2min
18
The Importance of Independent Journalism
54:49 • 3min