Dont know if all of you have met him, dr. Vince houghton, he is the historian and curator of the museum. He holds a ph. D from the university of maryland where his Research Centered on u. S. Scientific and technological intelligence, specifically nuclear, in the Second World War and the cold war, which makes him ideally suited to deliver todays talk. He also got his masters degree focusing on the relationship between the u. S. And russia. So you may get some questions focusing on the current difficulties with russia. Hes taught extensively, including on the diplomatic history, cold war and history of sciences. He is a u. S. Army veteran, served in the balkans where he assisted in both civilian and military intelligence activities. So were just delighted to have you as our speaker, as our first speaker. So please help me welcome vince houghton. Thank you, peter. Thank all of you for coming here today. Getting a chance to talk about the atomic spies, about nuclear intelligence, this is m
4 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. The 114th Congress Gavels in on tuesday at noon eastern. Well see the swearingin of members and the election of the house speaker. Watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. With the new congress youll have the best access on the cspan networks with the most extensive coverage anywhere. Track the gop as it leads on capitol hill and have your say as events unfold on tv, radio and the web. Next on American History tv, it was a great surprise to the u. S. Government when the soviet union tested its first atomic bomb in 1949. An historian with the International Spy museum, vince hougtton talks about how it may have led to the atomic bomb. On, talks about how it may have led to the atomic bomb. Hton, talks about how it may have led to the atomic bomb. We are delighted today to have our own historian. Dont know if all of you have met him, dr. Vince houghton he is the historian and curator of the museum. He holds a ph. D from the university of m
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