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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

★ 6.7/10 · 3 votes 1965 1h 24m Released

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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.

Cast

Chet Huntley Chet Huntley Self J. Robert Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer Self M McGeorge Bundy Self Leslie Groves Leslie Groves Self J John J. McCloy Self John Rich John Rich Self - Special Corresponde

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