Manhattan Project Propaganda
Season 12 | Episode 4
17m | Apr 28, 2026The Smyth Report is the strangest book ever written on atomic bombs—as well as highly effective science propaganda, warping our view of everything from the Manhattan Project to Robert Oppenheimer.
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