Category: Nuclear Weapons

Oppenheimer’s Communist Past Draws New Attention

As Harvard and a top biographer square off, proponents of a middle path see a tangled life in which the superstar of science was, and was not, a true Communist at the same time.
Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Banned A.I. Chips in China

The Times found an active trade in Nvidia chips in China despite U.S. national security restrictions, as well as unreported incidents of how the technology had been used to further defense research.
With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans

The U.S. is trying to stop China from getting Nvidia microchips to advance its military. The private sector is fighting back.
Atos, a French Tech Giant, Tumbles in Value

The French government said it would seek “a national solution” to protect Atos, a debt-burdened company that serves nuclear programs and the military.
Atos, a French Tech Giant, Tumbles in Value

The French government said it would seek “a national solution” to protect Atos, a debt-burdened company that serves nuclear programs and the military.
The Newest ‘Godzilla’ Film Is Stranger Than Fiction

Effects artists annihilate cities in movies all the time. Tokyo really was destroyed, a reality the best Godzilla stories have always taken seriously.
‘Oppenheimer’ Will Be Released in Japan After Backlash Over Marketing

Many in Japan were offended by what they saw as insensitive cross-promotion with the film “Barbie,” but the biopic will be released next year.
Across U.S., Chinese Bitcoin Mines Draw National Security Scrutiny

Microsoft reported one site in Wyoming because of its proximity to a data center and nuclear missile base. Records show other cryptocurrency facilities have ties to the Chinese state.
Anger Over ‘Barbenheimer’ in Nuclear-Scarred Japan

The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros. criticized what it called insensitive promotion of “Barbie” by the company’s headquarters.
‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Asteroid City’ and the Meaning of the Mushroom Cloud

From the Trinity test to “Oppenheimer” and “Asteroid City,” the symbol of nuclear destruction has held multiple but equally disturbing meanings.
‘Oppenheimer’ Fans Are Rediscovering a 40-Year-Old Documentary

“The Day After Trinity,” made available without a subscription until August, shot to the top of the Criterion Channel’s most-watched films.
Christopher Nolan on J. Robert Oppenheimer and His Contradictions

The biopic director argues that the physicist who oversaw creation of the atomic bomb was both the most important person who ever lived and hopelessly naïve.