David Greenglass was thoroughly vetted before he started working on the secret military operation that was creating the atomic bomb. At least, that's what they thought. Unfortunately Greenglass had friends on the other side, and used his position to divulge some of the U.S.'s deepest secrets.



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https://youtu.be/JvrOyVtGCw8

https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/david-greenglass

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