The Decision to Drop the Bomb
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1965-01-05 • 1h 24m
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, John Teeple
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Visit website1965-01-05 • 1h 24m
6.7/10 • 3
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, John Teeple
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Chet Huntley
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
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McGeorge Bundy
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Leslie Groves
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John J. McCloy
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John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent
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