

The Decision to Drop the Bomb
1965
1h 24m
6.7
US
Documentary
War
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
NBC News
Key Crew
Cast

Chet Huntley
Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
M
McGeorge Bundy
Self

Leslie Groves
Self
J
John J. McCloy
Self

John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent