The Ruthlessly Efficient Atomic Enabler

Exploring the morally grey actions of a key figure in the Soviet Union's atomic research program, this chapter reveals how their methods, though questionable, propelled the development of the atomic bomb and improved treatment of captured Nazi scientists. With a touch of humor, unrealistic movie expectations about mushroom clouds and comical jabs at nuclear arsenals add a lighter note before concluding with a nonchalant response from Stalin to Beria's news of a new nuke.