In a great number of cases, I have seen Dr. Oppenheimer act in a way which was to me exceedingly hard to understand. I thoroughly disagreed with him in numerous issues, and his actions frankly appeared to me confused and complicated. To this extent, I feel, I want to see the vital interest of this country in hands which I understand better and therefore trust more. - MORGAN: Thank you, Doctor. - ROBB: Thank you.
It's not good he's telling everyone you initiated the hearings. He can't prove a goddamn thing. He certainly can't prove that I gave the file to Borden. We're not in court, sir. There's no burden of proof. Right. They're not convicting... (sighs) just denying. Why would Hill come here to tear me down? What's his angle? Do people need a reason to do the right thing? - As he sees it. - I told you, Oppenheimer poisoned the scientists against me, right from that first meeting. I don't know what Oppenheimer said to him that day, but Einstein wouldn't even meet my eye. (inaudible) Oppenheimer knows how to manipulate his own. And at Los Alamos, he preyed on the naivete of scientists who thought they'd get a say in how we used their work, but don't ever think he was that naive himself. ROBB: Doctor. During your work on the hydrogen bomb, were you deterred by any moral qualms? Yes, of course. ROBB: But you still got on with your work, didn't you? Yes, because this was work of exploration, it was not the preparation of a weapon. You mean it was more of a... an academic excursion. No, it is not an academic thing whether you can build a hydrogen bomb. It's a matter of life and death. By 1942, you were actively pushing the development of the hydrogen bomb, weren't you? Pushing's not the right word. Supporting it and working on it, yes. So when did these moral qualms become so strong that you actively opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb? When it was suggested that it be the policy of the United States to make these things at all cost without regard to the balance between these weapons and atomic weapons as part of our arsenal.
Oppenheimer
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(cabinet door closes)
Oppenheimer
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Try Groves.
Oppenheimer
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He said his name's Pash. Pash. You met Colonel Pash? ROBB: Colonel Pash, could you please read from your memo dated June 29, 1943?
Oppenheimer
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You sat here and let me tell you how it's done, but you've been far ahead all along. Survival in Washington is about knowing how to get things done.
Oppenheimer
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We're putting together a group to study feasibility... "We" shouldn't be doing anything. You should.
Oppenheimer
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And you said that to Pash? I was trying to put it in a context of Russia's not Germany. Boris Pash is the son of a Russian Orthodox bishop. Born here, but in 1918, he went back to Russia to fight the Bolsheviks. This is a man who has killed Communists with his own hands. I'm not the judge of who should or should not have information. It's my business to stop it from going through illegally. Would you be a little more specific?
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It's about unleashing the strong force... before the Nazis do. Oh, my God. Niels won't work for the Nazis. No, never. But while they have him, we don't. That's why I need you. Why would you think I'd do that? "Why?" "Why?" How about because this is the most important fucking thing to ever happen in the history of the world. How about that?
Oppenheimer
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Thank you. I've been asked to testify about Lewis Strauss. A man who has given years of service in high positions of government and who is known to be earnest, hardworking and intelligent.
Oppenheimer
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Who were the holdouts? Um, there were three, led by the junior senator from Massachusetts. Young guy trying to make a name for himself, didn't like what you did to Oppenheimer. What's his name? Uh, Kennedy. John F. Kennedy.
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Thank you. Mr. Lomanitz. You're gonna be okay. Mr. Snyder. Now let's consider a star. A star. A vast furnace burning in outer space, fire pushing outwards against its own gravity. Balanced. But if that furnace cools... (crackling) and gravity starts winning, it contracts.
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ROBERT: "And now I am become Death. The destroyer of worlds."