Nuclear Weapons – Page 4

‘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.

By Nicolas Rapold

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‘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.

By Marc Tracy

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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.

By Dennis Overbye

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Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making

Martin Sherwin struck the deal and dove into the research. But it was only when Kai Bird joined as a collaborator that “American Prometheus” came to be.

By Andy Kifer