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Daniel: The U.S. said, we had to do the bombing
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A Compassionate Spy

The U.S. said,we had to do the bombing because otherwise,we would have to invade Japan...

Daniel: The U.S. said,
we had to do the bombing because otherwise,
we would have to invade Japan and that would have cost
20,000 American troops that they would
lose their lives

Full Transcript

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Daniel: The U.S. said, we had to do the bombing
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because otherwise, we would have to invade Japan
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and that would have cost 20,000 American troops
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that they would lose their lives.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:37
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Participant,Kartemquin Films,Mitten Media

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Movie Summary

The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.
Presenter: At the end of two weeks, - A Compassionate Spy 00:39
Presenter: At the end of two weeks,
Ted: Two hundred thousand people had been incinerated - A Compassionate Spy 00:12
Ted: Two hundred thousand people had been incinerated
I remember it was a jukebox and, uh, - A Compassionate Spy 00:15
I remember it was a jukebox and, uh,
Look what we did, we really smashed 'em." - A Compassionate Spy 00:38
Look what we did, we really smashed 'em."
We have spent more than two billion dollars - A Compassionate Spy 00:09
We have spent more than two billion dollars
♪ ...It was given By the mighty hand of God... ♪ - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
♪ ...It was given By the mighty hand of God... ♪
Might trigger very catastrophic events. - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
Might trigger very catastrophic events.
The main enemy - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
The main enemy
[ominous music playing] - A Compassionate Spy 00:41
[ominous music playing]
Daniel: They figured they really need - A Compassionate Spy 00:22
Daniel: They figured they really need
A very large portion of them - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
A very large portion of them
They had a view that the bomb would be a monopoly - A Compassionate Spy 00:13
They had a view that the bomb would be a monopoly
Bankers and industrialists want economic domination. - A Compassionate Spy 01:00
Bankers and industrialists want economic domination.
The Soviets withdrew their troops in 24 hours. - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
The Soviets withdrew their troops in 24 hours.
[clock ticking] - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
[clock ticking]
Joan: [in English] I remember the day - A Compassionate Spy 00:40
Joan: [in English] I remember the day
It was after that, the whole propaganda apparatus - A Compassionate Spy 00:26
It was after that, the whole propaganda apparatus
Let's give Jerry a nightmare, a real red nightmare. - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
Let's give Jerry a nightmare, a real red nightmare.
[dramatic music playing in film] - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
[dramatic music playing in film]
The party convinced me that I should free myself - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
The party convinced me that I should free myself