The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

S2-E1 - The CIA vs. Made in Taiwan Nukes

Mar 10, 2022
Taiwan's pursuit of nuclear weapons interrupted by China's atomic bomb. The challenges of their clandestine nuclear program. Taiwanese scientist-turned-spy and secret missile program. America's concerns about Taiwan obtaining nuclear weapons. Successful crackdown on Taiwan's nuclear facilities.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Taiwan's Nuclear Program and China's Atomic Bomb
01:43 • 13min
3
A Suspicious Encounter and a Potentially Tricky Situation
14:18 • 2min
4
The Challenges of Taiwan's Clandestine Nuclear Program and the Disappearance of an Important Figure
16:10 • 2min
5
The Taiwanese Scientist-turned-Spy and the Secret Missile Program
18:30 • 2min
6
Taiwan's Indigenous Defense Fighter and Nuclear Concerns
20:41 • 5min