The Dark History ‘Oppenheimer’ Didn't Show
Article by Wired: It tells of the horrors in colonial Belgium where miners were forced to extract uranium during WWII that would be used for the US' nuclear bombs, historical events that Christopher Nolan's movie omits.
CW: For the historical atrocities, slavery, mutilation
https://www.wired.com/story/the-dark-history-oppenheimer-didnt-show/Open linkView original on lemmy.blahaj.zone
Fascinating read, thank you for the education on a topic I knew nothing about!
My pleasure. I didn't know about this either and oftentimes I simply post whatever I find fascinating myself.
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Thanks for this