The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965)
6.7 (3 votes)
1h 24m
January 5, 1965
English
Synopsis
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.
Director
Fred Freed, Len Giovannitti
Writers
Fred Freed
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Original Title
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
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Released
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NBC News
