The Decision to Drop the Bomb
The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

6.7

1 hr 24 min

1965-01-05

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.

Documentary

War

Trailers

Characters

Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self

McGeorge Bundy

McGeorge Bundy

Self

Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

Self

John J. McCloy

John J. McCloy

Self

John Rich

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

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