Spy Web — Season 1, Episode 17: Atom Spies
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 15 episodes
Episode synopsis
During World War II, the Soviet government operated a large spy ring that sought atomic secrets in Great Britain, Canada, and the US. The success of this operation enabled the Russians to detonate an atomic bomb several years earlier than believed possible. Not until the US 'Venona' code-cracking breakthrough was the full extent of the Soviet penetration revealed.
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