The Klaus Fuchs case

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The Klaus Fuchs case

9 Feb 1950

A small file of two items of correspondence concerning the arrest of Klaus Fuchs, accused of passing national secrets to the Soviet Union. Subjects discussed in the file include the security implications of Dr Fuchs' leakages, the possible impact of the arrest on American willingness to collaborate on nuclear research, and the question of how Britain had fallen behind the Soviet Union in the development of atomic weapons.
security canada russia diplomacy espionage information sharing atomic energy nuclear warfare scientific research cold war defence weapons development secrecy secret informants leakage of information chiefs of staff klaus fuchs anglo-american relations weapons technology atomic warfare british domestic security john anderson soviet agents scientific experts non-british agents
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Canada Russia
Document Reference
CAB 301/108/2
Document Types
Correspondence
File Reference
CAB 301/108
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0108.002
Keywords
Scientific Experts Scientific Research Atomic Energy Atomic Warfare Secrecy Secret Espionage Informants Leakage Of Information Security Weapons Development Non-british Agents Soviet Agents Information Sharing Anglo-american Relations Diplomacy Defence
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
John Anderson Klaus Fuchs
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare British Domestic Security

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