The Spy Who Sold Nuclear Secrets to Iran | The Seeds of Revenge
4/28/202638 min
At a secure lab in Amsterdam, scientists are working on tech that can enrich uranium for nuclear bombs. But when India tests a nuke, employee Dr. A.Q. Khan, turns spy to help Pakistan get the bomb too. And soon he’ll spread atomic weapons worldwide.
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[dramatic music] 1974, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Fritz Vierman steps out of the brick factory building he works in and into the drizzling rain. He unfurls his umbrella and hurries towards the nearby bridge over the canal. He looks back to check no one's following him, then he checks again. Vierman works for a company called FDO. It designs components for ultra-centrifuges that enrich uranium. These advanced centrifuges are mainly used for nuclear power, but they can also produce uranium for nuclear weapons, and that's why FDO's designs are classified. Vierman reaches a street with a smattering of shops and approaches a phone booth. He checks he's not being tailed once more, then steps inside. He calls a number he's jotted down on a scrap of paper. A secretary answers. Director's office, Urenco. Urenco is FDO's biggest customer, a nuclear technology consortium founded by the British, German, and Dutch governments. I need to speak to the director. He's busy right now. I must speak