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The Manhattan Project | 'Oppenheimer' with Kai Bird | 4

2024/1/31
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爱德华·泰勒认为奥本海默出于各种原因（道德、可行性、资源等）阻挠氢弹研发，并利用其影响力阻挠研发，甚至暗示奥本海默可能受莫斯科指使。他认为奥本海默的行为危害国家安全，强烈要求将他排除在政策影响之外。泰勒的证词在奥本海默的安全许可听证会中发挥了关键作用。 奥本海默在曼哈顿计划中发挥了关键作用，但对氢弹的研发持反对态度。他的反对态度可能源于对广岛和长崎事件的愧疚感，以及对核武器失控的担忧。奥本海默的政治立场也受到质疑，这在麦卡锡时代的反共主义浪潮中成为攻击他的目标。尽管他从未加入共产党，但他与一些左翼人士的交往，以及他早年对共产主义的同情，都成为对他忠诚度的质疑。 Kai Bird作为奥本海默的传记作者，对奥本海默的生平和经历进行了深入的解读。他认为奥本海默是一位才华横溢的科学家，但也是一位复杂的人物，他的行为受到多种因素的影响。Bird强调了奥本海默在曼哈顿计划中的贡献，以及他在广岛和长崎事件后所承受的巨大心理压力。他还指出，奥本海默在1954年的安全许可听证会中受到了不公平的待遇，这在一定程度上是麦卡锡时代反共主义歇斯底里的结果。 Lindsey Graham作为播音员，概述了奥本海默的生平和经历，以及他在曼哈顿计划中的作用。她采访了Kai Bird，探讨了奥本海默的复杂性格、政治立场以及他在1954年安全许可听证会上的遭遇。她还讨论了奥本海默对氢弹的反对态度，以及这在当时的历史背景下所产生的影响。

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Following the success of the Manhattan Project, the U.S. sought to develop a potentially more powerful and deadly weapon – the Hydrogen Bomb. Despite having led the team at Los Alamos, J. Robert Oppenheimer became an outspoken opponent of the H-Bomb. His stance made him enemies who sought to undermine his influence, and soon his security clearance came into question. Today Lindsay is joined by Pulitzer prize-winning biographer, Kai Bird, to examine Oppenheimer’s life, and eventual fall from grace. His book, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, was the basis for Christopher Nolan’s film, Oppenheimer.

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