Klaus Fuchs: The Nuclear Spy
The release of the hit film Oppenheimer has led to increased public interest in the true story of the Manhattan Project, the effort of a combined team of American and British scientists to create the atomic bomb during World War II. The film accurately shows the conflicted emotions those scientists had about their work, which resulted in the development of the most destructive weapon mankind has ever known, as well as efforts from the Soviet Union to acquire the secrets of the bomb for themselves through the use of spies.
The USSR’s chief spy in the Manhattan Project was also instrumental in its creation: Klaus Fuchs (Author’s Note: Pronounced FEWKS). Fuchs was considered one of the UK’s top scientific minds, and was recruited to work on the atomic bomb project almost from the very beginning of it. Exiled from his native Germany by the rise of Hitler, Fuchs was happy to work on the bomb project because he believed it was necessary to defeat the Nazis. What not even his closest friends and associates realized, however, was that Fuchs was also a devoted Communist who was passing on all the nuclear secrets he was learning to Soviet agents.
Unlike other spies, Fuchs wasn’t motivated by money: he was a true believer in the effectiveness of the Communist system to heal society’s ills, and also that the Western Allies shouldn’t have a monopoly on the atomic bomb: if world peace was to be maintained, a balance of power was required. He continued passing information to the Soviets until he was caught in 1949, much to the embarrassment of the British security services, who had identified him as a possible security risk for years but done nothing about it. His information accelerated the progress of the USSR’s own bomb project, making him, potentially, one of the most consequential spies in history.
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Klaus gave zero fuchs
@Swellington_
Ай бұрын
Nailed it 😂😂
@Menaceblue3
Ай бұрын
Oh Scheissen.... Däs nøt güd
Some might say he really Fuchs'd them over 😎
Wow! Keeps really works!! Hair is looking great Simon but maybe a few side effects?
@Menaceblue3
Ай бұрын
It cured his vision problems but made him fat....
@Nick-xt2dx
28 күн бұрын
@@Menaceblue3and have an American accent.
@SpectacularDisaster
23 күн бұрын
😅
@SpectacularDisaster
23 күн бұрын
And caused him to cover up his tattoos and stop going by the name Karl Smallwood
2:30 - Chapter 1 - Early life 5:25 - Chapter 2 - Tube alloys 8:00 - Chapter 3 - Manhattan project 10:10 - Chapter 4 - Trinity 12:10 - Chapter 5 - Harwell 13:50 - Chapter 6 - Soviet spy 16:20 - Chapter 7 - Confession 19:10 - Chapter 8 - Aftermath 21:10 - Conclusion
@tonbopro
Ай бұрын
danke
@kaitlynlicona1086
Ай бұрын
Thank you!
With a name like Klaus Fuchs you'd think someone with some genre awareness would raise a brow at least. Guy sounds like a Bond villain.
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
One would think. One would think.
@lambert581
Ай бұрын
@@Biographics How about a Biographics on Bruno Sammartino
@johgu92
Ай бұрын
It's a very common german last name
How long did all of you take to spot the cat in the shelf for the first time?
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
She's been in several videos, actually. lol I think she knows she's on camera.
@giselematthews7949
Ай бұрын
Ya, some times she is there, some times not.
Thank you. I am so grateful it's you narrating this biographic. Putting the kettle on now. Be right back!
So the Isle of Man is in Canada now , you guys are hilarious
@zaco-km3su
28 күн бұрын
Cataraqui River, Ontario, Canada.
@nl3064
27 күн бұрын
@@zaco-km3suokay, but here they obviously mean the British one. Duh.
@Quantum-
26 күн бұрын
It is... It's not uncommon for North American localities to be named after other places in the world. For instance there are cities named Egypt and Palestine in Ohio. That's why he specified that it was the one in Canada. Genius.
@ComUnSas
25 күн бұрын
The photo in this video looks awfully like the British Isle of Man, which is fair enough as that's where Fuchs was initially interned. He was sent to Canada afterwards. Edit: it's also unlikely that Fuchs fled Germany in 1993 plus a few other flubs in this video
@stephensparkman3072
6 күн бұрын
He should have said “Isle of Man AND Canada”, not “in” Canada. Although Fuchs was interned on the Isle of Man ( famous for TT races), he was sent to internment camps in Canada afterwards. There is an “isle of man” in southern Ontario Canada but it’s not the one referenced.
where is Karl Smallwood?
@ShawnPhillips0531
Ай бұрын
We’ve gone from asking where Simon is to where is Karl
@SpectacularDisaster
23 күн бұрын
@ShawnPhillips0531 We know where Simon went. He does Warographics among other videos.
@scifino1
20 күн бұрын
@@ShawnPhillips0531 Simon does every video on Casual Criminalist and Brain Blaze.
Thank you for the information
@4:05 He says September 1993 but meaning to say September 1933.
@hamiltonguy6922
27 күн бұрын
He also said the American test was 1949 not 1945 and said ‘Veronica project’ instead of Venona. Are these not reviewed before posting them?
IIRC he also gave secrets to the British too.
So, which ones are they? July 1945 or 1949? And the 'Veronica Project' or 'Venona Project'?
@ronrozen2105
Ай бұрын
The narrator is quite good but the small mistakes here and there were a little bit distracting
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
I do multiple takes on lines too. So maybe the editor used the wrong one?
Suggestions for a future biographics video: George Westinghouse, Chester A. Arthur or Frances Perkins
Thank you.
Klaus DOES WHAT?
20:21 Makes sense since he was hanging out there during that time frame.
Thanks For this eric! Suggestion: Charles XIV of sweden
Can we have Karl back ?
Alamogordo has an “r” in it. It’s not whatever the heck was said in this video.
Klaus Fuchs everyone
Any relation to Fred?
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
Unknown.
@ewalker9051
Ай бұрын
I am glad this was mentioned, I think they might be cousins.
@SpectacularDisaster
23 күн бұрын
@@BiographicsIt's an AVGN reference
"I joined the Communist Party because I felt I had to be in some organization." -- Klaus Fuchs
Where is Simon 😢😢
Never heard of that "Veronica Project".... must have been running alongside Verona : }
What did he do to the spy?
Klaus gave zero Fuchs n betrayed
BACK IN THE BASEMENT LOOKING UP TO VIDEO AGAIN!!!
I appreciate your hosting. Not going to bad mouth the "standup comedian" who was Simon's interim host but...also, my friend, I don't think the Isle of Man is in Canada. I believe, u,mmmm...it's in the Irish Sea.
Simon, your hair grew back! You're also a different person in this video.
Make a video about lyndon larouche
Even though I'm Canadian, I had no idea until today that there was an Isle of Man in this country.
@keithwald5349
23 күн бұрын
Yeah. When I heard it, I sort of assumed something like "Oh, Canada is a Commonwealth country, so they sent him to the UK governed Isle of Man" or somesuch, until I looked it up. Weird, wild stuff.
Where’s Karl?
@Matt-mj2iv
13 күн бұрын
Mimi Karl decided he didn't want to do it anymore
Hey, wait a minute where’s Simon
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
You're right, we're all Simon at heart.
@Gmoro00
Ай бұрын
I think Simon really needs to rest, that man is in the studio 24/7. 😅
@Straightarrow213
Ай бұрын
@@Biographics 😅 I meant to say, where is Simon at?
I knew about the Manhattan project
@ronrozen2105
Ай бұрын
Smort
Simon looks great!
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
We are all Simon. Simon is all of us. We are one.
@johncharlton199
Ай бұрын
@@Biographics 😅😅
I don't think i read the title correctly
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
Mind blown, right? Fred Fuchs has been vindicated.
Totally off topic but some people to consider covering! I'm Canadian so I will admit this is super biased. If I list someone that's already been covered I apologize. Alexander Graham Bell Sir Frederick Banting Tommy Douglas David Suzuki Jean Chretien Sir John A. Macdonald Louis Riel Billy Bishop Terry Fox John Diefenbaker Pierre Trudeau Lester B Pearson Sir Wilfrid Laurier MacKenzie King Brian Mulroney Kim Campbell Jack Layton Jacques Cartier Chris Hadfield Just a list of ideas for you guys!
Why does he look like Logic in the thumbnail lmao
Trinity happened July 16th 1945, not 1949.
How did you do all this research for this veídeo, but not look up the pronounciation of any of the names or places. -.-
"Aww Fuchs!" That's no good..
I can understand his desire for a balance of power, but even if his desire was to support communism, there is difference between supporting communism and supporting the Soviet Union, specially under Stalin. it maybe that communism made the Soviet Union corrupt as communism tends to put more power in the hands of fewer people, thus making them more corrupt as too much power tends to do. I believe all governments eventually become corrupted as power hungry people can sometimes be creative and intelligent enough to find the kink in the armor of any type of government.
Simon looks different
Biographics, make a video on Zachary Taylor,one of the most underrated presidents
Fred Fuchs’ great uncle.
Make the correction he did not graduate in 1993. Does anybody make a final edit and check for errors
So there was a decryption project named Veronica??? Code Veronica was a real thing??? Cool.
Why does he look like Logic tho 😂😂
Not Simon
The soviets already had their own design so his role was minimal.
The Isle of Man is not in Canada
Cowboy bebop reference at the end 😂
Isle of Man Canada? Scotland I think.
@roberw1912
29 күн бұрын
Neither. It's a separate crown Territory.
1993.... oops 04:04
@Biographics
Ай бұрын
I guess the 90s have been on my mind lately...
@Freakcent
Ай бұрын
@@Biographics As they should be.
@FleaRHCP97
Ай бұрын
In addition, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the Trinity test was in 1949 😂🤣10:18
Who is this beardo?
As a Canadian I had to look up the Isle of Man Ontario Canada. It's not even an island. It's a tiny peninsula at the end of a very short isthmus. It looks like an attractive place to live, but as far as I can tell, an island it is not
@ComUnSas
25 күн бұрын
Fuchs was held on the British Isle of Man (as per the photo in this video). Fuchs was moved to Canada (Quebec) later
@Mikkelltheimmortal
25 күн бұрын
@@ComUnSas I googled it and there is an Isle of Man in Kingston Ontario, Canada where there was an internment camp for Germans. To me it sounds like you're making crap up to sound smart, but by just blasting me with stuff that has nothing to do with my comment you sound like an idiot.
Bring back Kyle!
Would love a Biographics on Cassius Marcellus Clay. The politician, not Mohammed Ali.
Why does Klaus look like the rapper LogiC?
FUUUUUUUUUCHS -Barry
Love to watch your content than any AI generated one any day of the week
@balabanasireti
Ай бұрын
Move on
Did the Nuclear Spy gave consent?
1993? Veronica Project? Ummmm....?
Yo do wintold poleki
So...why did he go to England instead of Moscow????
It can't be that the Russians were just smart?
Is this the same Klaus the CIA put in a fish body on American dad?
So is simon gone? Thats unfortunate. This guy blows.
Is that logic on the thumbnail 😂
You mention what if Truman used the bomb during the Korean War: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lGdrm8OHZJi8dag.html Here's what would happen: Essentially the world world be shocked by this. As the video puts it: like using a grenade to stop a little league hockey brawl.
What a ⚓️er
4:05 1993?
@grandpalarry7776
Ай бұрын
Plus the Trinity test was scheduled for July 16th 1949 (10:16) and the Isle of Man is in Canada (4:57)????
@nuj427
Ай бұрын
@@grandpalarry7776 and I thought I was going crazy 🤣
university of lepzeg in 1993😂
Bring back the slaphead
Arrogant? A German? Unbelievable.
Hard swing and miss on pronouncing Alamogordo
@buckyhermit
27 күн бұрын
Still better than how he pronounced "Leipzig." Not sure where THAT came from.
Nerd!
Booo..Get rid of Mr. Anti-America and bring back Simon!
@shotoka81
28 күн бұрын
Or Carl with a K and Small with a Wood... he's great too!! 👍👍
One of my professors encapsulated the entire "Russia Obtaining the Bomb" with one sentence: "We gave them the science to maintain the World's balance of power." And left it at that. I always wondered. Maybe this Klaus Fuchs doing it on his own is just the official story, lol because I almost don't believe much at face value. And the US was and still is up to misdirection at a grand scale. At the time the Soviets were poised to take over the rest of Europe, and they probably would have. Giving them atomics made them back off. Anyway that's my loose take on it
Not Simon. Stayed on script. No rambling stories about childhood or his children... It's hard to not be Simon..
@Biographics
29 күн бұрын
Would you like to hear about the art of creating slimy bag monsters out of trash bags? I could probably talk about that.
@IanSinclair77
29 күн бұрын
@Biographics that does sound excellent, but just do it how you want to mate. You're doing well. Everyone loves Simon for being Simon and he's a hard act to follow. Keep going, and in the future, I'll comment that the other presenter isn't you 😉
Karl
Absoluter Ehrenmann.
I can't stand this guy. Im unsubscribing. I can't even watch his videos.
I refuse to listen to someone else than the Factboi himself. Sorry bro but I am not listening to this. Kinda sad.
Truman was pretty stupid to try and bully Stalin, the ultimate dictator and brutal strong man. Truman is revered by liberals, but ultimately he wasn’t actually that great of a president
Jewish?
@yankeecrazy9
29 күн бұрын
Fuchs was not Jewish, his father was a Lutheran minister and a Quaker. His opposition to the Nazis came from moral and political differences with their ideology.
@theloniuspunk383
29 күн бұрын
@yankeecrazy9 cool, thanks! So funny hearing moral arguments for Israel, us imperialism and bolshevism :D definitely don't mess with Russia though I agree
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