Hiroshima 80: The Decision to Surrender

Eighty years ago, the U.S. used the first atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Key figures from the U.S. and Japan discuss how those events impacted Japan’s decision to surrender at the end of World War II. This documentary, originally produced two decades after those events, is a companion piece to NBC News’ OPPENHEIMER: The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965), which has been watched by millions of viewers since it was published online in 2023. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/bre... Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #Hiroshima #AtomicBomb #Japan