

The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
1965-01-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6.7
Chet Huntley
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
McGeorge Bundy
Self
Leslie Groves
Self
John J. McCloy
Self
John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent
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