The atomic bomb is a weapon for aggressors, and the atomic bomb is a weapon of terror. It is not a defensive weapon. It is not a weapon of precision. It is a weapon for killing people. And its whole history has been one of killing people in a very indiscriminate way.
— Robert Oppenheimer Modern

Manhattan Project leader

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Interview with BBC

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1965

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Controversial

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/oppenheimer/12204.shtml

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