It's been a long road. GROVES: I think one of the wisest things I ever did was when I selected the director of Los Alamos. - (cheering) - (car horns honking) TRUMAN: We have spent more than $2 billion on the greatest scientific gamble in history, and we have won. (cheering)
I mean, presumably, the act of joining the Party required sending some money and receiving a card, no?
Oppenheimer
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(softly): Sorry.
Oppenheimer
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Well...
Oppenheimer
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(sighs)
Oppenheimer
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Detonators charged.
Oppenheimer
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(charging up)
Oppenheimer
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MAN (on speaker): Sixty seconds to detonation.
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TELLER: Have you seen Szilard's petition? What the hell does Szilard know about the Japanese? You're not signing it, are you? Many people have. A lot of people have. Edward.
Oppenheimer
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I don't know.
Oppenheimer
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Would the Japanese surrender if they knew what was coming?
Oppenheimer
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Of course.
Oppenheimer
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Well, you'll keep me informed.
Oppenheimer
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I thought they would call. It's only the 5th. In Japan, it's the 6th.
Oppenheimer
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Once it's used... nuclear war, perhaps all war... becomes unthinkable. Until somebody builds a bigger bomb.
