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Scientist, Spy, Genius: Who Was Bruno Pontecorvo? (2015)
- halo 8y agoI read this book recently and don't remember Close suggesting that Pontecorvo was misled or blackmailed by the USSR into defecting. Instead, Close's theory is that the USSR legitimately-but-wrongly believed the net was closing in on Pontecorvo and speculated his post-defection treatment and apparent lack of trust came from him not being totally co-operative as a spy.