The Teenage SOVIET SPY Who SAVED THE WORLD

DONATE ON PAYPAL: BECOME A PATRON DONOR: Subscribe to our Newsletter and our Blog: Christopher Nolans captivating biopic Oppenheimer, based on the life and work of theoretical physicist and father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, came away with 13 Academy Award nominations this week, on top of an already successful box office and culturally impactful performance. There exists, however, the story of another physicist involved at Los Alamos who may have had an equal, if not more important, role in securing the stability of geopolitical affairs in the world. Journalist and filmmaker David Lindorff explores the story of Ted Hall, who, at the age of 18 years old, leaked the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union in an attempt to secure a balance in the worlds most dangerous arms race.