3. Alsos: The Mission to Solve the Mystery of the German Bomb

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The Principal Uncertainty 1
4. 1. A Reasonable Fear: The U.S. (Mis)Perception of the German Nuclear Program 5
5. 2. Making Something out of Nothing: The Creation of U.S. Nuclear Intelligence 30
6. 3. Alsos: The Mission to Solve the Mystery of the German Bomb 62
7. 4. Transitions: From the German Threat to the Soviet Menace 96
8. 5. Regression: The Postwar Devolution of U.S. Nuclear Intelligence 122
9. 6. Whistling in the Dark: The U.S. (Mis)Perception of the Soviet Nuclear Program 151
10. Conclusion: Credit Where Credit Is Due 178
11. Notes 185
12. Selected Bibliography 209
13. Index 225