Historical Events tagged with "nuclear espionage"
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Crime & Law
Klaus Fuchs Released and Emigrates to East Germany
June 23rd, 1959 65 years ago
Klaus Fuchs, a scientist convicted of espionage, was released from prison after serving nine years. Following his release, he emigrated to East Germany, specifically Dresden, where he resumed his career in science. Fuchs had been a key figure in the Manhattan Project and was arrested in 1950 for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
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