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## [Oppenheimer’s Tragedy―and Ours](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27263:oppenheimers-tragedy-and-ours&catid=9)

BIRTH OF THE BOMB - The July 21, 2023 theatrical release of the film Oppenheimer, focused on the life of a prominent American nuclear physicist, should help to remind us of how badly the development of modern weapons has played out for ind…

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