world war ii,nuclear weapons

The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965)

Poster for The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Fred Freed
  • Profile picture of Chet Huntley
    Self Chet Huntley
  • Profile picture of J. Robert Oppenheimer
    Self J. Robert Oppenheimer
  • Profile picture of Leslie Groves
    Self Leslie Groves
  • Profile picture of John Rich
    Self - Special Correspondent John Rich

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Keywords

  • world war ii
  • nuclear weapons