Movie: The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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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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    The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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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.

  • Release Date

    1965-01-05

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    English
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