Soviet Atomic Films and the Plan to Arm the Hungarian Army
A Hungarian officer's 1956 defection exposed a Soviet blueprint for nuclear warfare in Europe, held in a file that remains partially blacked out decades later.
By Roy Castellano ·
Hungary
Three employees left North Korea diplomatically paralyzed in Vienna
Diplomatic paralysis left North Korean staff unable to navigate international organizations or ask questions at the IAEA, relying on Hungarian aid and a single atomic energy specialist.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Kim Il Sung's state seized half their crops, driving peasants to suicide
Peasants faced brute force grain seizures and lost their reserves while secret-mongering and careerists kept the leadership insulated from reality.
By Vera Kessler ·
Seoul Held Technological Nuclear Weapon Documentation
Diplomats in Pyongyang watched as Seoul acquired the technological documentation needed to build nuclear weapons and ramped up guided missile production with American aid.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Soviet Bloc Plots to Coerce Four Nations While Cuba Defies Nuclear Treaty
Cuba refused to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty to counter the US presence at Guantanamo while Soviet leaders plotted to coerce Argentina and Brazil into accession.
By Roy Castellano ·
North Koreans sought Soviet space aid under treaty conditions
North Koreans sought satellite capabilities to monitor across distances, but whether Gyae Eung-tae ever signed the required international agreement remains unknown.
By Vera Kessler ·
North Korean nuclear chief sought private training at Paks plant
Official diplomatic channels were bypassed in 1983 when a North Korean official sought technical training in Hungary to prepare for his country's first nuclear reactor.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Prague Warns North Korean Nuclear Weapons Could Spark Global War
Prague feared North Korea was equipping itself with nuclear weapons and risking global war while Budapest dismissed the alarm as a tactic to sound out Jimmy Carter's plans.
By Roy Castellano ·
North Korea Tried to Extract Secrets from Plant Powering 50% of Hungary
DPRK sought to bypass the Kremlin for nuclear data, but Hungarian officials blocked the move because Moscow owned every blueprint and expert.
By Eleanor Voss ·