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It's interesting, seeing this thread here tonight. My husband picked up a video copy of this program from the newspaper where he works (their reviewer routinely throws out advance screenings). We watched it just last weekend.

I was struck by the difference between Hall's wife, and Sach's (the courier?) son. Sach's son said that, in later years, his dad realized that, if an atomic bomb was dropped on America, it would have been partly his fault.

Compare that to Hall's wife, who still considers her husband's treason as "the right thing to do" and "humanitarian".

The codebreaking part was fascinating. Amazing puzzle-solving skills!

PS If I got the courier's name wrong, I'll put the blame on the tape! Because it was a preview copy, it didn't have the subtitles that show the viewer the names of the people being interviewed.

Thanks for the insight.

Yes, like Ted Hall's widow, some of these folks are still 'true believers' in the Students' and Workers' Paradise.

It is a shame the country had to go through such a wrenching time.

I read recently a historian describing the 40-year Cold War as the actual "World War Three". When we look back on the extent of the struggle for the minds of Americans, it really was a world war. Cuba, Korea, Viet Nam, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, were all just battles.

and only China is left.