'Oppenheimer': The True Story Behind His Communist Connections
The Big Picture There is a distinct underlying theme throughout the newly released summer blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer about whether the father of the atomic bomb and titular character was ever an actual member of the Communist Party. It is leveraged heavily in the movie that he was, at the very least, a not-so-subtle sympathizer with the movement that was gaining steam in the Soviet Union at the same time during the 1940s.
Their relationship was often rocky, as he decided to remain somewhat measured in his political beliefs, and Tatlock was completely on board with the movement. Jean would later introduce Oppenheimer to influential left-wing communists. Even his brother, Frank, was a card-carrying member of the party. It's hard to imagine that Oppenheimer himself wouldn't have been a full-fledged member if he wasn't aware of how much it might cost him in his future scientific pursuits.
Lewis Strauss Believed J. Robert Oppenheimer To Be an "Enemy of the State" Robert Downey Jr. plays Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer. Strauss is the head of the Atomic Energy Commission and came to believe that Oppenheimer's ties to communism made him dangerous to the security of the United States. He believed the left-leaning scientist to be an 'enemy of the state' and sought to revoke his security clearance.
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