OPPENHEIMER GRANDSON RAISES ALARM ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONSオッペンハイマーの孫が来日会見

The grandson of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who led the development of the atomic bomb in the U.S., is raising the alarm about nuclear weapons just as his grandfather did. Charles Oppenheimer spoke to Japanese media in Tokyo on Monday.

(Charles Oppenheimer / Grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer)

“My main message is to listen to Robert Oppenheimer: we could have avoided the arms race and not been under the terrible danger that we are today from nuclear weapons.”

His grandfather opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb and the spread of nuclear warheads in response to the catastrophic consequences of the bombings on Japan in World War II.

Oppenheimer met with atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and reflected on the impact.

(Charles Oppenheimer / Grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer)

“My personal observation is that I hope it shows the world that we should never use the bombs again.”

◆raise the alarm about　～について警告を発する、警鐘を鳴らす 

◆catastrophic　壊滅的な、悲惨な 

◆reflect on　～についてよく考える、つくづく考える、顧みる 

◆personal observation　個人的な見解、私見