# Unleashing the Bomb: An Oral History, with Garrett M. Graff

In this anniversary year of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Pulitzer finalist Garrett M. Graff has constructed an elegant oral history of how the decision to drop the atomic bomb was made. Graff’s book “The Devil Reached Toward the Sky” provides a comprehensive perspective on the history and making of the world’s deadliest bomb. Moderated by David M. Rubenstein. Sponsor: General Motors.

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 41 min
- By: Rubenstein, David M.
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11046/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-11046?play=1)