The Decision to Drop the Bomb (2023)

  • NR
  • 07/14/2023 (US)
  • Documentary, War
  • 1h 24m

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.

Fred Freed

Director, Writer

Len Giovannitti

Director

Cast

Chet Huntley's headshot

Chet Huntley

Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer's headshot

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self
McGeorge Bundy's headshot

McGeorge Bundy

Self
Leslie Groves's headshot

Leslie Groves

Self
John J. McCloy's headshot

John J. McCloy

Self
John Rich's headshot

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

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