

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, Ken Bauer

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, Ken Bauer
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsChet Huntley
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
McGeorge Bundy
Self
Leslie Groves
Self
John J. McCloy
Self
John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent
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