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33.4s
Its only intended target would be the largest cities. It's a weapon of mass genocide. Izzy, draw some circles on this side of the map where they would target us. - Starting with New York. D.C. - RABI: That's fair. It's a weapon of attack with no defensive value. - Deterrence. - BUSH: "Deterrence"? Do we really need more deterrence than our current arsenal of atomic bombs? Y-You drown in ten feet of water or-or 10,000, - what's the difference? - (rhythmic stomping) We can already drown Russia. They know it. - And now they can drown us. - So we're just escalating... (stomping intensifying) (discussion continues indistinctly)
Oppenheimer
32.7s
GARRISON: Dr. Rabi, what governmental positions do you currently hold? I am the chairman of the General Advisory Committee to the AEC, succeeding Dr. Oppenheimer. GARRISON: And how long have you known Dr. Oppenheimer? Since 1928. I... I know him quite well. Well enough to speak to the bearing of his loyalty and character? Dr. Oppenheimer is a man of upstanding character. And he is loyal to the United States, to his friends, to the institutions of which he is part.
Oppenheimer
1m5s
GARRISON: You let my client sit here and potentially perjure himself, and all this time, you had a recording? Nobody told your client to misrepresent his former answers. Misrepre... It-it was 12 years ago. Can we hear this recording? You don't have the clearance, Mr. Garrison. But you're reading it into the record. Please, please. Is this proceeding interested in entrapment or in truth? If it's truth, where's the disclosure? Where's the witness list? Mr. Garrison, this isn't a trial, as you are well aware. Evidentiary rules do not apply. We are dealing with national security. Yes, sir, with all due respect, I fail to see how national security prevents the prosecution from providing us - with a list of witnesses. - Perhaps we are in need - of a brief recess. - ROBERT: Gentlemen, you have my words. If you say they're from a transcript, then I'll accept it. I've already explained I made up a cock-and-bull story. But why would anyone make up such an elaborate story? Because I was an idiot. Why lie? Well, clearly with the intention of not revealing who the intermediary was. Your friend, Haakon Chevalier, the Communist. Is he still your friend? Yes.
Oppenheimer
19.8s
Gentlemen, if I... if I seem uncooperative, I think you can understand that's because of my insistence in not getting innocent people into trouble. GROVES: You're trying to protect your friend. Who's protecting you? Well, you could. If you gave me the name. If you order me to, I'll do it. That's a mistake, Robert. You need to volunteer this name.
Oppenheimer
1m10s
Let me make this simple for you, gentlemen. According to my intelligence, which I cannot share with you, the Japanese people will not surrender under any circumstances short of a successful and total invasion of the home islands. Many lives will be lost, American and Japanese. The use of the atomic bomb on Japanese cities will save lives. If we retain moral advantage. - How so? - Well, if we use this weapon without informing our allies, they'll see it as a threat. And we'll be in an arms race. How open can we be with the Soviets? BUSH: Secrecy won't stop the Soviets from becoming part of the atomic world. We've been told they have no uranium. You've been misinformed. A Russian bomb is a matter of time. The program needs to continue at full pace after the war. Uh, Secretary Stimson, if I may... Not all scientists on the project are in agreement. In fact, this might be a moment to consider other opinions. - If you talk a scientist in... - GROVES: The Manhattan Project has been plagued from the start by certain scientists of doubtful discretion and uncertain loyalty. One of them just tried to meet with the president. Now, we need these men, but as soon as it's practical, we should sever any such scientists from the program. Wouldn't you agree, Doctor?
Oppenheimer
40.2s
There's a way to balance these things. Keep the Rad Lab here at Berkeley under Lawrence. Met Lab in Chicago, under Szilard. Large-scale refining, where did you say? Tennessee. - And Hanford. - And Hanford. All America's industrial might and scientific innovation, connected by rail. Focused on one goal. One point in space and time. And it comes together here. A secret laboratory. In the middle of nowhere, secure, self-sufficient, equipment, housing, the works. Keep everyone there until it's done. It'll need a school, stores, a church. Why? ROBERT: If we don't let scientists bring their families, we'll never get the best. You want security, build a town, build it fast. Where?
Oppenheimer
42.4s
Then we'll get not kilotons, but megatons. FEYNMAN: A big fission reaction... Okay, hang on, hang on. So how do you generate enough force to fuse hydrogen atoms? A small fission bomb. FEYNMAN: There we are. - (laughter) - (scattered applause) Well, since we're going to need one anyway, can we get back to the business at hand? SENATOR BARTLETT: The isotopes issue wasn't your most important policy disagreement with Dr. Oppenheimer. It was the hydrogen bomb, wasn't it? Uh, as colleagues, we agreed to disagree on a great many things, uh, and, well, one of them was the need for an H-bomb program, yes. - (siren wailing) - (uneasy music playing)
Oppenheimer