As clearly both Bohr and Heisenberg understood the power and potential of such a weapon, it would be intriguing to see both men's candid and face-to-face reactions to the man that set the wheels in action towards such a possibility, not to mention the more idealistic, emotionally invested Margrethe's reception of the deaths of so many people. When Bohr and Heisenberg are debating the necessity of Germany's development of the bomb in the latter half of the paly, Heisenberg argues that by inhibiting Germany's efforts to create their own atomic weapon, "maybe [he's] choosing something even worse than defeat. Because the bomb [the Allies] are building is to be used on us," showing that at least part of the drive for the bomb was in the interest of self-defense in the minds of many. Heisenberg goes on to say that Oppenheimer claimed that the fact that the Allies didn't have the bomb in time to use on Germany was his one regret, and when Bohr counters that Oppenheimer "tormented himself" afterwards, Heisenberg criticizes the lack of
As clearly both Bohr and Heisenberg understood the power and potential of such a weapon, it would be intriguing to see both men's candid and face-to-face reactions to the man that set the wheels in action towards such a possibility, not to mention the more idealistic, emotionally invested Margrethe's reception of the deaths of so many people. When Bohr and Heisenberg are debating the necessity of Germany's development of the bomb in the latter half of the paly, Heisenberg argues that by inhibiting Germany's efforts to create their own atomic weapon, "maybe [he's] choosing something even worse than defeat. Because the bomb [the Allies] are building is to be used on us," showing that at least part of the drive for the bomb was in the interest of self-defense in the minds of many. Heisenberg goes on to say that Oppenheimer claimed that the fact that the Allies didn't have the bomb in time to use on Germany was his one regret, and when Bohr counters that Oppenheimer "tormented himself" afterwards, Heisenberg criticizes the lack of