Must Reads: What Oppenheimer told Truman after the atomic bombings

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Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Compelling, ambitious stories you don't want to miss.     (John Rooney/AP) The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had pulverized life and changed the world, and J. Robert Oppenheimer celebrated by clasping his hands like a prize fighter, soaking in the roaring applause from the crowd in Los Alamos, N.M. It was a thrilling time for Oppenheimer, who told the crowd in August 1945 in the place where the bombs were designed and built about his only regret: not that thousands of people had been killed, but that "we hadn't developed the bomb in time to use it against the Germans" earlier in World War II. But Oppenheimer's feeling of triumph evaporated in the months after the destruction of Nagasaki, caused by another atomic bomb three days after Hiroshima, that the scientist believed was unnecessary and unjustified. His revulsion was so evident on his face that President Harry S. Truman asked him what was the matter when they met at the White House for the first time in October 1945. Read the full story     More Must Reads (Kyle Gustafson for The Post) The outrage over Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town,' explained Accusations of racism prompted a country music channel to pull the video, which is set at the site of an infamous lynching and race riot. But Republicans are embracing Aldean. By Herb Scribner ●  Read more »       ADVERTISEMENT   (Illustration by Elena Lacey/The Washington Post; iStock) Smoking weed after work? A growing number of employers don't mind. As more states legalize marijuana, employers are opting out of testing for the substance — either by choice or as required by law. By Danielle Abril and Taylor Telford ●  Read more »       (Jonathan Bartlett for The Post) PERSPECTIVE Megan Rapinoe's incandescent career changed more than women's soccer USWNT star Megan Rapinoe helped create a new prototype for female sports icons: audacious, unapologetically competitive and not afraid to offend. By Jerry Brewer ●  Read more »       (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Post) DEEP READS A gay couple ran a rural restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived. The conflict between a restaurant and conservative neighbors is tearing at the fabric of The Plains, Va., population 250. By Tim Carman ●  Read more »       (Chris Chang/The Washington Post) The germiest spots in your hotel room, according to an inspector A behind-the-scenes look at a AAA hotel inspection, including testing the germiest spots using a detection device. By Andrea Sachs ●  Read more »       ADVERTISEMENT   (Agnes Lee/Washington Post illustration; Vincent Yu/AP; Jason Davis/Getty; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP; iStock) A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story. Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, has become an "anti-woke" star in American conservative media. But critics say her life story doesn't add up. By Will Sommer ●  Read more »       (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty) Nanny in charge: Fran Drescher's union presidency is the role of her lifetime SAG-AFTRA president and beloved "Nanny" star Fran Drescher discusses the actors strike, anti-capitalism and Hollywood's future. By Karen Heller ●  Read more »       (Caitlin O'Hara for The Post) How a Saudi firm tapped a gusher of water in drought-stricken Arizona Lax rules let a Saudi-owned company pump water from Arizona state land to grow alfalfa for the kingdom's cattle. By Isaac Stanley-Becker, Joshua Partlow and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez ●  Read more »       (Johnnie Izquierdo for The Post) DEEP READS Years after a border separation, a family's reunion was in a judge's hands The Biden administration brought Magdalena Hernández Pérez back to the United States, but then came the shock: A foster care agency now had custody of Mildred. By Kevin Sieff ●  Read more »         News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Tech Friend for straight talk and advice to make technology better serve you and our world every Tuesday and Friday. Sign up »

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