Robert Oppenheimer On The Atomic Bomb

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All three stories in the packet were very similar in their topics. In all of the stories, multiple groups debate about the atomic bomb. It is evident that in all of the stories, everyone is determined to keep the president from dropping the atomic bomb. In the “Robert Oppenheimer Speech,” Robert Oppenheimer talks about how scientists are anxious waiting for the president’s decision regarding the dropping the atomic bomb. Many of the scientist believe that the atomic bomb is not made very well and should not be dropped. During his speech, Robert Oppenheimer says, “Well, we know that atomic weapons are in principle possible, and it is not right that the threat of their unrealized possibility should hang over the world.” This quotation emphasizes the fact that knowing that an atomic bomb could be dropped at any second on your country is a very frightening situation. Certainly, a lot of people are scared from thoughts like war and death. …show more content…

These scientist also show their fear of how President Truman was going to deal with the war. They also do not want the United States to gain too much power. This claim is supported by the quotation “There is almost no limit to the destructive power which will become available in the course of their future development. This shows that most people believe that by dropping an atomic bomb, the country is opening up the door for it to take over and potentially become an empire. The author of this article also fears the atomic bomb because he seems to care about the negative thoughts President Truman