The nuclear spies : America's atomic intelligence operation against Hitler and Stalin /

Explores why the United States government, considering how successfully it conducted the atomic intelligence effort against the Germans in World War II, was unable to create an effective atomic intelligence system to monitor Soviet scientific and nuclear capabilities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Houghton, Vince (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Espionage, American > Germany > History > 20th century. Espionage, American > Soviet Union > History. Nuclear weapons information > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence. Cold War > Military intelligence. Military intelligence > United States > History > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : the principal uncertainty
A reasonable fear : The U.S. (mis)perception of the German nuclear program
Making something out of nothing : the creation of U.S. Nuclear Intelligence
Alsos : the mission to solve the mystery of the German bomb
Transitions : from the German threat to the Soviet menace
Regression : the post-war devolution of U.S. nuclear intelligence
Whistling in the dark : The U.S. (mis)perception of the Soviet nuclear program
Conclusion : credit where credit is due.