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The Decision to Drop the Bomb(1965)

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ReleasedDocumentary,War1h 24m

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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Directed by:

Fred FreedLen Giovannitti

Written by:

Fred Freed

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Chet Huntley thumbnail

Chet Huntley

Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer thumbnail

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self

McGeorge Bundy thumbnail

McGeorge Bundy

Self

Leslie Groves thumbnail

Leslie Groves

Self

John J. McCloy thumbnail

John J. McCloy

Self

John Rich thumbnail

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

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