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Oppenheimer’s Legacy in New Mexico

7.28.23 – After the release of the film “Oppenheimer,” Gene Grant asks the Line Opinion Panel about the legacy of nuclear testing in New Mexico and whether the film should have included an examination of the devastating impacts of the scientists’ work here.

Host: Gene Grant

Line Opinion Panelists:
Dede Feldman, Democratic former NM state senator
Sophie Martin, attorney
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico 

For More Information:

‘Oppenheimer’ leaves out New Mexicans exposed to radiation from the Manhattan Project, despite local efforts to contact filmmakers – Business Insider

‘People have been dying ever since’: Anger mixes with hope for NM Downwinders – Source NM

Downwinder advocacy group to air advertisement ahead of some area ‘Oppenheimer’ showings – Santa Fe New Mexican