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Winning the War in the Pacific

Question 4 • OH-American History CR

What was the most likely reason that Julius Robert Oppenheimer opposed the use of the atomic bomb even though he had led the Manhattan Project?

Answer
A
He had incomplete knowledge of the strategy of the Pacific War.
B
He had firsthand knowledge of the destructiveness of the bomb.
C
He had argued against developing the bomb without telling the American people.
D
He thought that atomic power should be used for research, rather than destruction.
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