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S1.5 Enemy alien

The FBI pursues Leo Szilard as he loses control of the project to create a nuclear bomb.

The FBI pursues Leo Szilard as he loses control of the project to create a nuclear bomb. With his influence waning, the leaders of the Manhattan Project now threaten his liberty. But as the world’s first nuclear bomb comes within touching distance, Szilard fears it might soon be used on a city in Japan.
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