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0ppenheimer and how the man known as "the father of the atomic bomb" felt about its use. here s a clip of 0ppenheimer speaking to cbs news in 1965 on if he believed the use of the bomb by the us was necessary. we would have to fight our way to the main islands and that it would involve a slaughter of americans and japanese on a massive scale. it was arrived at by them. in good faith with regret and on the best evidence that they then had. to that alternative i think the bomb was an enormous relief. stay with us here on bbc news.
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