The Decision to Drop the Bomb

Name: The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1965-01-05
Duration: 84 min
Cast: Chet Huntley, J. Robert Oppenheimer, McGeorge Bundy, Leslie Groves, John J. McCloy

19651h 24mDocumentary, War

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.

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Chet HuntleySelf

J. Robert OppenheimerSelf

McGeorge BundySelf

Leslie GrovesSelf

John J. McCloySelf

John RichSelf - Special Correspondent

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