Jay Elwes

The great betrayer

It’s arguable that by betraying the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviets, Fuchs ensured that the Cold War ended in stalemate

issue 27 July 2019

When Klaus Fuchs started passing atomic secrets to the KGB, he changed the course of world events. Forget about Philby and the Cambridge Five, that preening group of loudmouths that still dominate our national history of Soviet treachery. In his own quiet, devastating way, Fuchs proved more significant than all of them put together.

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