The Nuclear SpiesPub Date : 2019-09-15DOI: 10.7591/9781501739606-007
V. Houghton
{"title":"6. Whistling in the Dark: The U.S. (Mis)Perception of the Soviet Nuclear Program","authors":"V. Houghton","doi":"10.7591/9781501739606-007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501739606-007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":237084,"journal":{"name":"The Nuclear Spies","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114874564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Nuclear SpiesPub Date : 2019-09-15DOI: 10.7591/9781501739606-001
V. Houghton
{"title":"Introduction: The Principal Uncertainty","authors":"V. Houghton","doi":"10.7591/9781501739606-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501739606-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":237084,"journal":{"name":"The Nuclear Spies","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121079745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Nuclear SpiesPub Date : 2019-09-15DOI: 10.7591/9781501739606-004
V. Houghton
{"title":"3. Alsos: The Mission to Solve the Mystery of the German Bomb","authors":"V. Houghton","doi":"10.7591/9781501739606-004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501739606-004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":237084,"journal":{"name":"The Nuclear Spies","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125312998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Nuclear SpiesPub Date : 2019-09-15DOI: 10.7591/9781501739606-006
V. Houghton
{"title":"5. Regression: The Postwar Devolution of U.S. Nuclear Intelligence","authors":"V. Houghton","doi":"10.7591/9781501739606-006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501739606-006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":237084,"journal":{"name":"The Nuclear Spies","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117109783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Nuclear SpiesPub Date : 2019-09-15DOI: 10.7591/cornell/9781501739590.003.0003
V. Houghton
{"title":"Making Something out of Nothing","authors":"V. Houghton","doi":"10.7591/cornell/9781501739590.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501739590.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"The second chapter discusses the creation of America’s atomic intelligence organization under the direction of Brigadier General Leslie Groves. At first, American scientists believed they could keep track of German atomic research developments on their own, and without the assistance of intelligence professionals. When this proved to be incorrect, and it became clear that the existing intelligence agencies (the Office of Strategic Services, the Office of Navy Intelligence, and Army Intelligence) also did not have the scientific capabilities for an effective atomic intelligence program, Leslie Groves was asked to intervene. Immediately upon taking command, Groves moved to consolidate and centralize his control over all aspects of atomic intelligence.","PeriodicalId":237084,"journal":{"name":"The Nuclear Spies","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132909647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Nuclear SpiesPub Date : 2019-09-15DOI: 10.7591/cornell/9781501739590.003.0005
V. Houghton
{"title":"Transitions","authors":"V. Houghton","doi":"10.7591/cornell/9781501739590.003.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501739590.003.0005","url":null,"abstract":"The fourth chapter discusses the American intelligence shift in focus from the German atomic bomb program to the atomic research effort of the Soviet Union. Alsos scientists were eventually convinced that the German atomic bomb program was far behind that of the United States, and would not be a factor in the Second World War. However, Alsos was kept in Europe to ensure that the Soviet Union did not gain access to German atomic resources. This meant capturing German scientists, occupying German research facilities and laboratories, and capturing German raw materials and industrial centers. In some cases, when it became apparent that Allied forces would not be able to reach certain areas before Soviet forces arrived, Groves utilized the conventional forces of the U.S. Army and the covert forces of the OSS to destroy the resource to ensure it could not be of benefit to the Soviets.","PeriodicalId":237084,"journal":{"name":"The Nuclear Spies","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122993190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Nuclear SpiesPub Date : 2019-09-15DOI: 10.7591/9781501739606-005
V. Houghton
{"title":"4. Transitions: From the German Threat to the Soviet Menace","authors":"V. Houghton","doi":"10.7591/9781501739606-005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501739606-005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":237084,"journal":{"name":"The Nuclear Spies","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114660278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}