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A Compassionate Spy

A series of planswere drawn up, these were all secret,with names like Pincher and...

[ominous music playing] Daniel: A series of plans
were drawn up, these were all secret,
with names like Pincher and Broiler
and Shakedown, to figure out how many atomic bombs
would be needed to defeat the Soviet Union. Joan:
The generals, since about 1945, were actually making plans to drop atom bombs
on Russian cities. - [siren wailing in distance]
- [music continues] They wanted to bomb
the Russians to shit

Full Transcript

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Daniel: A series of plans were drawn up,
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these were all secret, with names
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like Pincher and Broiler and Shakedown,
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to figure out
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how many atomic bombs would be needed
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to defeat the Soviet Union.
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Joan: The generals, since about 1945,
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were actually making plans
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to drop atom bombs on Russian cities.
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- [siren wailing in distance] - [music continues]
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They wanted to bomb the Russians to shit.
Duration
41 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:22
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Participant,Kartemquin Films,Mitten Media

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Movie Summary

The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.
Daniel: They figured they really need - A Compassionate Spy 00:22
Daniel: They figured they really need
A very large portion of them - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
A very large portion of them
They had a view that the bomb would be a monopoly - A Compassionate Spy 00:13
They had a view that the bomb would be a monopoly
Bankers and industrialists want economic domination. - A Compassionate Spy 01:00
Bankers and industrialists want economic domination.
The Soviets withdrew their troops in 24 hours. - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
The Soviets withdrew their troops in 24 hours.
[clock ticking] - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
[clock ticking]
Joan: [in English] I remember the day - A Compassionate Spy 00:40
Joan: [in English] I remember the day
It was after that, the whole propaganda apparatus - A Compassionate Spy 00:26
It was after that, the whole propaganda apparatus
Let's give Jerry a nightmare, a real red nightmare. - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
Let's give Jerry a nightmare, a real red nightmare.
[dramatic music playing in film] - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
[dramatic music playing in film]
The party convinced me that I should free myself - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
The party convinced me that I should free myself
♪ ...Here's a question Mr. Stalin ♪ - A Compassionate Spy 00:31
♪ ...Here's a question Mr. Stalin ♪
The thing that makes it wrong is the association with Stalin, - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
The thing that makes it wrong is the association with Stalin...
They did look the other way as far as the crimes of Stalin. - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
They did look the other way as far as the crimes of Stalin.
Joan: The terrible facts, many of which were true - A Compassionate Spy 00:22
Joan: The terrible facts, many of which were true
Most of the leadership of the political apparatus - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
Most of the leadership of the political apparatus
It still is a great enigma and a very difficult question, - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
It still is a great enigma and a very difficult question,
I felt a tremendous compassion for the Russian people - A Compassionate Spy 00:11
I felt a tremendous compassion for the Russian people
Joan: The fact is that he did say, - A Compassionate Spy 00:16
Joan: The fact is that he did say,
That is very possibly true, but it's also the case - A Compassionate Spy 00:16
That is very possibly true, but it's also the case