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platinumradyesterday at 10:53 PM2 repliesview on HN

Every other intellectual and artist was a communist or socialist back then, but not in any way that seriously threatened the state. They all happily worked on the bomb, after all.


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LAC-Techyesterday at 11:31 PM

I don't claim to be an expert on this case.

But I can tell when things are being omitted or glossed over.

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mcmoortoday at 1:04 AM

I mean there's a reason why USSR got to develop nuclear bomb so quickly.