Nuclear War Historian Fred Kaplan’s Take On “Oppenheimer”, And “Barbie” Too

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English - July 25, 2023 12:13 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
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Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), draws on his expertise in nuclear history to assess the historical accuracy of Christopher Nolan's epic new film "Oppenheimer".