Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
Matthew Modine: Vannevar Bush
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Quotes
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Vannevar Bush : Secrecy won't stop the Soviets from becoming part of the atomic world.
James Byrnes : We've been told they have no uranium.
Vannevar Bush : You've been misinformed. A Russian bomb is a matter of time.
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Vannevar Bush : [Called to speak before the AEC's hearing on Oppenheimer's security clearance] It appears to most scientists around this country, Robert Oppenheimer, is now being pilloried and put through an ordeal because he expressed his honest opinions.
Ward Evans : Dr. Bush, I thought I was performing a service to my country when hearing this case.
Vannevar Bush : No board in this country should sit in judgment of a man because he expressed his strong opinions. If you want to try that case, you should try me.
[pauses]
Vannevar Bush : Excuse me, gentlemen, if I become stirred, but I am.