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The Decision to Drop the Bomb
6.7Released

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

19651h 24mWarDocumentary

Overview

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.

#world war ii#nuclear weapons

Created By

Director
Fred Freed

Alternative Titles

Oppenheimer: The Decision to Drop the BombUS
Status
Released
Original Title
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Production Countries
United States of America
IMDb

Cast

Acting

Chet Huntley

Self
Acting

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self
Acting

McGeorge Bundy

Self
Acting

Leslie Groves

Self
Acting

John J. McCloy

Self
Acting

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent