https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2012/02/15/was-the-father-of-the-a-bomb-a-communist-and-a-soviet-spy-the-truth-about-j-robert-oppenheimer/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:08:27 -0400<![CDATA[Many conservatives have argued that J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the A-bomb, was both a Communist and a Soviet spy. In 1954 &#8212; way after the war’s end and the once top-secret Manhattan Project at wartime Los Alamos &#8212; the Atomic Energy Commission called Oppenheimer to answer questions about associations he had before the war, about which he had answered dishonestly. Despite his success in completing the bomb on time  (giving the United States an atomic monopoly), the AEC took away his security clearance. As liberals of the time saw it, even America’s most famous scientist was not immune to the wrath of the McCarthyites.]]>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:40:32 -0500<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2012/02/15/was-the-father-of-the-a-bomb-a-communist-and-a-soviet-spy-the-truth-about-j-robert-oppenheimer-n184039