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Tony Messenger, 30 Jul 23, https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/tony-messenger/messenger-st-louis-link-in-oppenheimer-is-latest-reminder-of-city-s-nuclear-legacy/article_3d529cde-2d78-11ee-b12a-2f2eb70ff7ba.html There’s a scene in the hit movie “Oppenheimer” that has a hidden St. Louis connection. As J. Robert Oppenheimer gathers his group of Manhattan Project scientists at Los Alamos, New Mexico, he lets them in on a secret. They don’t have enough uranium or plutonium to test a potential atomic…

There's a scene in the hit movie "Oppenheimer" that has a hidden St. Louis connection.

Glass containers in the movie mark the growth in processing materials for an atomic bomb. They also remind us of St. Louis’ role in the war, and its lasting legacy

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has announced a bill to compensate victims of Manhattan Project nuclear waste dumping in his state.