NGOFEEN MPUTUBWELE BACKCHANNEL AUG 21, 2023 6:00 AM (Wired.com) Coming from the Congo, I knew where an essential ingredient for atomic bombs was mined, even if everyone else seemed to ignore it. PAPÀ, MY DAD, told me a story long ago about the uranium that powered the first nuclear bomb. The… Continue reading
Grove’s Theater marquee announcing the opening of Oppenheimer is pictured in Los Angeles California, on July 20, 2023. (Photo: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) The service that the new Christopher Nolan film has brought forth, providing public awareness about nuclear weapons, demands that we cannot remain silent. ROBERT DODGE Jul 24, 2023 Common… Continue reading
By Katie Dowd July 20, 2023 (SFGate.com) Director Christopher Nolan (center) stands behind actor Cillian Murphy (far right) on the set of “Oppenheimer.”Universal Pictures Although President Harry Truman, the man who made the final decision to drop the world’s first atomic weapon on Hiroshima, appears for only a few minutes in “Oppenheimer,” his… Continue reading
