'Oppenheimer' reopens debate on the A-bomb, but not yet in Japan


In the United States, World War II drama Oppenheimer has reopened the debate on the atomic bomb and whether it was a war crime. — UIP

WHAT can we learn from a country’s choice of when – or whether – to screen World War II drama Oppenheimer?

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic was released in the United States just after the anniversary of the Trinity test, the culmination of the Manhattan Project on July 16, 1945, that paved the way for the post-war Pax Americana.

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