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Born with the Bomb

In the BORN WITH THE BOMB episode, the flash of the first atomic blasts exposes a multi-billion dollar clandestine operation: The Manhattan Project. A modern state secrecy apparatus emerges directly out of Los Alamos – only to find itself immediately compromised as Russia announces its own atomic arsenal. Was Ethel Rosenberg framed by her own brother? Who conspired to bring down Robert Oppenheimer, father of the bomb? Suspicion comes to define the Atomic Age – and justify some of its darkest moments, including… Radiation testing on unsuspecting civilians. An 800 page American World War III battle plan that targeted 600 million civilians. Broken Arrows. And the real stories of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when what both sides didn’t know almost killed everyone.

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  • Originally Aired June 16, 2019
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network Smithsonian Channel
  • Created May 13, 2019 by
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Name Type Role
Tim Dilworth Writer