Last Podcast On The Left cover image

Episode 534: The Manhattan Project Part II - A Numbers Game

Last Podcast On The Left

00:00

The Manhattan Project: A History of Security

The Manhattan Project had 150,000 participants within it. Many of the people recruited went on to have extensive careers in the CIA. The project's secret budget and lack of legislative oversight made it America's first large scale black budget program. Some of the security practices that groves adopted during the Manhattan Project still persist to this day.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app