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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

1965 84min EN

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

cast: Chet Huntley, J. Robert Oppenheimer, McGeorge Bundy, Leslie Groves

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Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

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McGeorge Bundy

McGeorge Bundy

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Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

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John J. McCloy

John J. McCloy

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John Rich

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

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