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The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of Project Y, was revoked.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. He is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in overseeing the development of the first nuclear weapons.
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Project Y

Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project

The Los Alamos Laboratory, also known as Project Y, was a secret scientific laboratory established by the Manhattan Project and overseen by the University of California during World War II. It was operated in partnership with the United States Army. Its mission was to design and…
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Oppenheimer security clearance hearing

1954 United States Atomic Energy Commission investigation

Over four weeks in 1954, the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) explored the background, actions, and associations of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist who directed the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project to develop…
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