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atom bomb

Oppenheimer’s tragedy—and ours

By Robert Jay Lifton | Personal Essay, Special Topics

Hiroshima Memories

By Hideko Tamura Friedman | Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Personal Essay

Color photo of Trinity test of atomic bomb on July 16, 1945

Introduction — Oppenheimer: The man behind the movie

By Dan Drollette Jr | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

Gadget is readied for the Trinity test.

A foul and awesome display

By Kenneth T. Bainbridge | Nuclear Weapons, Personal Essay

Nichols presents charges

By K.D. Nichols | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion, Special Topics

Bulletin statement on the Energy Department’s Oppenheimer decision

By Rachel Bronson | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion, Personal Essay

The Oppenheimer case: A study in the abuse of law

By Harold P. Green | Nuclear Weapons, Personal Essay, Special Topics

Oppenheimer Replies

By J. Robert Oppenheimer | Nuclear Weapons, Personal Essay, Special Topics