Why were his Communist associations not seen as a security risk during the war?

Oppenheimer (2023)
SENATOR PASTORE
A screenplay character in Oppenheimer (2023).
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- 4
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- dialogue
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- 16
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- 4 / 24
Sample dialogue
You’re referring to the hostility of certain scientists directed at Mr Strauss because of his commitment to security, as demonstrated in the Oppenheimer affair?
scene 254 — INT. SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM -- DAY (B&W)Fine. What about after?
scene 55 — INT. SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM -- DAY (B&W)But, Dr Hill, we’ve already heard that Mr Strauss did not bring the charges, or participate in the hearings against Dr Oppenheimer.
scene 256 — INT. SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM -- DAY (B&W)Why were his Communist associations not seen as a security risk during the war?
scene 54 — INT. ROOM 2022, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION -- DAY
Bookends
But, Dr Hill, we’ve already heard that Mr Strauss did not bring the charges, or participate in the hearings against Dr Oppenheimer.