The Decision to Drop the Bomb
1965 • 1h 24m
67%
Overview
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.
Documentary
War
Release Date
1/5/1965
Status
Released
Original Title
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Runtime
1h 24m
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Language
EN
Production Companies
NBC News
