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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

★ 6.7/10•1965•1h 24m•Documentary•War
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J. Robert Oppenheimer and other key figures involved in the decision to drop the first atomic bomb discuss their motivations in this NBC News documentary. Originally produced and televised in 1965, two decades after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was re-released in 2023 with an epilogue by Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian.

Fred Freed · Director

Fred Freed · Writer

Len Giovannitti · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 5, 1965

Actors

Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self

McGeorge Bundy

Self

Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

Self

John J. McCloy

Self

John Rich

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

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