Trending Now: The atomic bombings left Oppenheimer shattered: ‘I have blood on my hands.’ In turn, the president called him a ‘crybaby.’

J. Robert Oppenheimer told a crowd in August 1945 about his only regret: not that thousands of people had been killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but that "we hadn't developed the bomb in time to use it against the Germans" earlier in World War II. But months later, the nuclear scientist's revulsion was so evident on his face that President Harry S. Truman asked him what was the matter. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Must-read stories around major news events   Trending Now July 22, 6:00 p.m. EDT The atomic bombings left Oppenheimer shattered: 'I have blood on my hands.' In turn, the president called him a 'crybaby.' J. Robert Oppenheimer told a crowd in August 1945 about his only regret: not that thousands of people had been killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but that "we hadn't developed the bomb in time to use it against the Germans" earlier in World War II. But months later, the nuclear scientist's revulsion was so evident on his face that President Harry S. Truman asked him what was the matter. Read more   Advertisement

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