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.
This episode was co-created by Wendy Scripps who assisted with research and writing.
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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.
This episode was co-created by Wendy Scripps who assisted with research and writing.
Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/us/david-greenglass-spy-who-helped-seal-the-rosenbergs-doom-dies-at-92.html
https://www.archives.gov/files/research/court-records/rosenberg-greenglass.pdf
https://youtu.be/JvrOyVtGCw8
https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/david-greenglass
https://spartacus-educational.com/USAgreenglass.htm
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/atom-spy-caserosenbergs
https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-david-greenglass-20141014-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_East_Side
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Engineer_Works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917
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