Case Study: Infiltrating The Manhattan Project
15th July 1945 (3 weeks before the deployment of Little Boy)
As one of the Soviet’s top nuclear engineers and a forefront member of the Red army, Boris was well aware of the risks associated with operation ‘Atomnya’. Infiltrating the Manhattan Project wasn’t going to be easy, and the American’s had already captured the likes of Pavlovich Vostok- another of the Soviet’s most prominent engineers.
While he was rarely allowed outside the confines of Los Alamos, Boris had spent a few months before the commencement of his mission in Denver, studying at the university. He regarded ‘Betty Boop comics’ and ‘Jitterbug Swing Dance’ with derision. Americans with their obnoxious talk and slander of the Communist party enraged Boris. Yet, while he knew …show more content…
While beautiful, the Soviet landscape was unforgiving. Freezing winds and fierce storms hounded the mountains. And everything seemed to be covered in a thick blanket of snow, which made one valley almost indistinguishable from the other.
Oppenheimer’s office
“General Groves and I have decided that it would be in the best interests of our project to relocate you. The Manhattan Project is almost complete, however it is absolutely crucial that we select our targets effectively. You have extensive knowledge of the blast radius and destructive capabilities of the warheads. This will help us to effectively pinpoint which targets will have the greatest impact on the Japanese war effort.”
Boris’ heart plummeted into his stomach. He was furious. The racist remarks and idiotic rants were tolerable, but this was something entirely different. His ‘only’ objective was to infiltrate the Manhattan Project. Now he was going to play an active role in choosing which cities were going to be obliterated. Boris couldn’t get rid of a nauseating feeling. It was inevitable that whatever city he chose, his decision would lead to the death of thousands of innocent …show more content…
General Groves.
Journal- General Leslie R. Groves
29th February 1948 (Date of my Resignation; 2.5 years after the deployment of Little Boy)
The detonation of the atomic bomb was a necessity and worthwhile. How you kill people- that is immaterial. It is just a matter of efficiency. As far as I am concerned the decision to commence the Manhattan Project was one of noninterference. It was of best interest to the country and its people.
During the final stages of the project I discovered that Boris Margovski, one of the head scientists working with Oppenheimer was involved with Soviet intelligence. Necessary actions were taken, and Margovski was thoroughly interrogated for his objectives given by Moscow. Margovski has revealed much about the true living and working conditions under General Stalin’s communist regime.
Moskva
Doklad: Kapitan Boris Margovski
29th August 1949 (Completion of Soviet Bomb; 4 years after deployment of Little
As one of the Soviet’s top nuclear engineers and a forefront member of the Red army, Boris was well aware of the risks associated with operation ‘Atomnya’. Infiltrating the Manhattan Project wasn’t going to be easy, and the American’s had already captured the likes of Pavlovich Vostok- another of the Soviet’s most prominent engineers.
While he was rarely allowed outside the confines of Los Alamos, Boris had spent a few months before the commencement of his mission in Denver, studying at the university. He regarded ‘Betty Boop comics’ and ‘Jitterbug Swing Dance’ with derision. Americans with their obnoxious talk and slander of the Communist party enraged Boris. Yet, while he knew …show more content…
While beautiful, the Soviet landscape was unforgiving. Freezing winds and fierce storms hounded the mountains. And everything seemed to be covered in a thick blanket of snow, which made one valley almost indistinguishable from the other.
Oppenheimer’s office
“General Groves and I have decided that it would be in the best interests of our project to relocate you. The Manhattan Project is almost complete, however it is absolutely crucial that we select our targets effectively. You have extensive knowledge of the blast radius and destructive capabilities of the warheads. This will help us to effectively pinpoint which targets will have the greatest impact on the Japanese war effort.”
Boris’ heart plummeted into his stomach. He was furious. The racist remarks and idiotic rants were tolerable, but this was something entirely different. His ‘only’ objective was to infiltrate the Manhattan Project. Now he was going to play an active role in choosing which cities were going to be obliterated. Boris couldn’t get rid of a nauseating feeling. It was inevitable that whatever city he chose, his decision would lead to the death of thousands of innocent …show more content…
General Groves.
Journal- General Leslie R. Groves
29th February 1948 (Date of my Resignation; 2.5 years after the deployment of Little Boy)
The detonation of the atomic bomb was a necessity and worthwhile. How you kill people- that is immaterial. It is just a matter of efficiency. As far as I am concerned the decision to commence the Manhattan Project was one of noninterference. It was of best interest to the country and its people.
During the final stages of the project I discovered that Boris Margovski, one of the head scientists working with Oppenheimer was involved with Soviet intelligence. Necessary actions were taken, and Margovski was thoroughly interrogated for his objectives given by Moscow. Margovski has revealed much about the true living and working conditions under General Stalin’s communist regime.
Moskva
Doklad: Kapitan Boris Margovski
29th August 1949 (Completion of Soviet Bomb; 4 years after deployment of Little