Thank God For The Atom Bomb | PIRATE WIRES EP#7

Pirate Wires

EPISODE FOUR: In this episode, Mike is joined by Kmele Foster and Trae Stephens. We break down the movie Oppenheimer, the aftermath of dropping nuclear weapons, and the discourse surrounding the film.

Featuring Mike Solana , Kmele Foster, Trae Stephens

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TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Kmele & Trae

1:48 - SPOILER ALERT If You Don't Know The Ending To WWII

2:25 - Christopher Nolan's Past Movies We Liked

3:23 - Review Of Oppenheimer

13:30 - Creating A Doomsday Device To End All Wars

20:13 - Controversy Around The Name Oppenheimer - Accountability For Actions - We're Missing This Today

29:20 - Famous Physicist Who Worked On Manhattan Project

32:45 - McCarthyism

35:32 - Was The Movie Too Pessimistic?

38:00 - No Nuclear Bombs Have Been Dropped After WWII

39:18 - "Thank God For The Atom Bomb" - Why We Needed To Drop The Nuke

55:23 - Preventing Other Countries From Getting Atom Bombs

56:52 - What's More Dangerous? Dropping The Nuke or Not?

59:50 - Depravity For The American Project

1:03:58 - No One Wants War

1:05:00 - Thanks For Joining For This Special Episode! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!

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