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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

6.719651h 24mMovieDocumentaryWar

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…

DirectorsFred Freed·Len Giovannitti
WriterFred Freed
ProducersFred Freed·Irving Gitlin

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Cast · Directed by Fred Freed

CHChet Huntley
Chet Huntley
Self
JOJ. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self
MB
McGeorge Bundy
Self
LGLeslie Groves
Leslie Groves
Self
JM
John J. McCloy
Self
JRJohn Rich
John Rich
Self - Special Correspondent

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The Decision to Drop the Bomb — streaming FAQ

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Is The Decision to Drop the Bomb on Netflix?

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The Decision to Drop the Bomb hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 23, 1965. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.