Atomic Message
70 years after the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
70 years after the US dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the real reasons behind the decision still divide historians. Recently declassified documents from the time suggest that the nuclear strikes may have been performed not out of military necessity but to intimidate the USSR.
RTD’s Peter Scott travels to the two Japanese cities that were devastated by the attacks, where he visits a victims' memorial and meets nuclear blast survivors still haunted by their memories. He also interviews President Truman’s grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, on the subject of his grandfather’s controversial legacy.
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Published: 05 August 2015 00:00
Duration
27:58
Photo gallery
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Exclusive Interview with Clifton Truman Daniel
Extended interview of Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of the former US President Harry S. Truman, for the documentary "Atomic Message". Here he talks about the tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings and his grandfather's controversial legacy.