Russell Alton McNutt

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Russell Alton McNutt (May 21, 1914 – February 1, 2008[1]) was an American engineer who allegedly gave information about the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to the Soviet Union. Julius Rosenberg helped recruit him.[2] His code names were “Fogel”[3] and “Persian.”[4] He was never charged or convicted.[5]

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  1. ^ "Russell Alton McNutt Obituary (2008) Charlotte Observer". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. ^ Radosh, Ronald; Usdin, Steven (2010-12-06). "Rosenbergs Redux". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  3. ^ Mickolus, Edward F. (2015). The counterintelligence chronology : spying by and against the United States from the 1700s through 2014. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4766-2240-8. OCLC 918623351.
  4. ^ Haynes, John Earl (2009). Spies : the rise and fall of the KGB in America. Harvey Klehr, Alexander Vassiliev. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-300-12390-6. OCLC 667009333.
  5. ^ "Russell McNutt". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2022-08-12.