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World Service,15 Jul 2022,40 mins

SeriesKlaus Fuchs

2. A split life

The Bomb

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The world’s most dangerous spy? A young scientist’s journey into espionage. From a German pacifist family to a Soviet spy ring. Physicist Klaus Fuchs flees Nazi rule for England and joins the race to develop an atomic bomb – whoever gets there first wins the war. Presenter Rosa Ellis discovers how Fuchs’ double life begins. #thebomb This podcast has been edited for accuracy. Audio was updated on 20th July 2022.

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