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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.

Directed byFred Freed, Len Giovannitti

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
January 5, 1965
Studios
NBC News

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self

McGeorge Bundy

Self

Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

Self

John J. McCloy

Self

John Rich

John Rich

Self - Special Correspondent

Creative team
Directed by
Fred Freed
Len Giovannitti
Written by
Fred Freed
Produced by
Fred Freed

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