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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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6.7/10 • 3

1965-01-05 • 1h 24m

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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.

Directors
Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti
Writters
Fred Freed
Editors
Fred Freed, Robert Garland

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  1. Chet Huntley

    Chet Huntley

    Self

  2. J. Robert Oppenheimer

    J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Self

  3. McGeorge Bundy

    McGeorge Bundy

    Self

  4. Leslie Groves

    Leslie Groves

    Self

  5. John J. McCloy

    John J. McCloy

    Self

  6. John Rich

    John Rich

    Self - Special Correspondent

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
world war iinuclear weapons