I’m not surprised, it was the accidental death of one man in that gigantic project.
I have never been a big fan of Oppenheimer he was a Leftist at best, but he had the talent that was needed for the project, and General Groves made the right decision about rolling the dice with him even with the potential security risk.
But he was a Leftist. He hung around with Leftists. He had the same points of view those Leftists had, and he became a cause celebre for Leftists.
But he did do his job in WWII. So I give him credit for that.
Regardless of the fact Oppenheimer was a leftist, he was dealt a totally unfair and cruel blow by the US government in rescinding his security clearance and persecuting him in it’s anti-communist zeal. Oppenheimer was not a communist. I respectfully suggest you read the book American Prometheus. It’s excellent but very dense and complex, totally fascinating in its detail.