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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later

The warshipUSS Indianapolis carries Furmanand the bomb across the Pacificto the island of...

NARRATOR: The warship
USS Indianapolis carries Furman
and the bomb across the Pacific
to the island of Tinian
in record time

Full Transcript

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NARRATOR: The warship USS Indianapolis
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carries Furman and the bomb
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across the Pacific to the island of Tinian in record time.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
60
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:07
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
A+E Global Media,History,Hulu Japan,October Films

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Movie Summary

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later is told entirely from the first-person perspective of leaders, physicists, soldiers and survivors.
But only three days after depositing its precious cargo... - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:04
But only three days after depositing its precious cargo...
The Indianapolis is sunk by Japanese torpedoes - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:07
The Indianapolis is sunk by Japanese torpedoes
Of the nearly 1,200 men onboard, only 316 survive. - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:06
Of the nearly 1,200 men onboard, only 316 survive.
At the same time at Los Alamos, - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:06
At the same time at Los Alamos,
MORRISON: Once it became clear the Germans were beaten, - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:07
MORRISON: Once it became clear the Germans were beaten,
At Los Alamos, there was certainly concern - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:07
At Los Alamos, there was certainly concern
NARRATOR: Young physicists like Robert Wilson - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:06
NARRATOR: Young physicists like Robert Wilson
The title was "The Impact of The Gadget on Civilization". - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:06
The title was "The Impact of The Gadget on Civilization...
We did discuss whether perhaps what we were doing was morally wrong. - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:06
We did discuss whether perhaps what we were doing was...
MORRISON: There was a great deal of feeling of hesitancy, - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:06
MORRISON: There was a great deal of feeling of hesitancy,
NARRATOR: With trademark charm, - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:07
NARRATOR: With trademark charm,
MORRISON: Oppenheimer's view was that unless we found out - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:09
MORRISON: Oppenheimer's view was that unless we found o...
WILSON: On that logical basis, - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:12
WILSON: On that logical basis,
NARRATOR: But that does not entirely settle the matter, - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:15
NARRATOR: But that does not entirely settle the matter,
Not least the man whose job will be to drop the bomb, - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:07
Not least the man whose job will be to drop the bomb,
TIBBETS: When we were on the island, I heard certain things. - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:04
TIBBETS: When we were on the island, I heard certain things.
One of the things suggested was that we drop this weapon - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:13
One of the things suggested was that we drop this weapon
I would liken this to the fighter in the prize ring. - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:04
I would liken this to the fighter in the prize ring.
I don't see any reason to telegraph your blow. - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:05
I don't see any reason to telegraph your blow.
FURMAN: Everybody on the military side wanted to see it dropped. - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later 00:05
FURMAN: Everybody on the military side wanted to see it drop...