Why did the atomic spy do it?

Why did the atomic spy do it?



Klaus Fuchs was arrested for espionage in 1950. (GL Archive/Alamy)

Why did the atomic spy do it?

After being detained in internment camps during the war by the United Kingdom, German-born physicist Klaus Fuchs in turn betrayed his adopted country by sharing its nuclear secrets with the Soviet Union. A new book by Nancy Thorndike Greenspan combines the drama of a police procedural (how did they do it?) with the ambiguities of a psychological thriller (why did they do it?), writes reviewer Sharon Weinberger.

Nature | 5 min read