The Bomb

About The Bomb

Using masterfully restored footage from recently declassified images, The Bomb tells a powerful story of the most destructive invention in human history. From the earliest testing stages to its use as the ultimate chess piece in global politics, the program outlines how America developed the bomb, how it changed the world and how it continues to loom large in our lives.

The Bomb is a 2015 documentary history film directed by Rushmore DeNooyer. It runs 115 minutes and was released in July 2015.

Jonathan Adams takes the lead as Narrator, and Alan B. Carr as Self. Written by Rushmore DeNooyer. The story is adapted from real events.

Members will find archive footage, historical documentary, atomic bomb, and science documentary in it. American members can watch it on WETA+.

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb, Einstein and the Bomb, and Oppenheimer make useful companions to The Bomb, all filed under atomic bomb test. It carries a PG rating.