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How a CIA informant stopped Taiwan from developing nuclear weapons

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In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history.Colonel Chang Hsien-yi was a leading figure in Taiwan’s nuclear weapons project, a closely guarded secret between the 1960s and ‘80s, as Taipei raced to develop its first nuclear bomb to keep pace with China.

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How a CIA informant prevented Taiwan from developing nuclear weapons

In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most veteran nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial information on an ultra-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history. Colonel Chang Hsien-yi was a prominent figure in Taiwan’s nuclear weapons project, a secret jealously guarded between the 1960s and 1980s, when Taipei rushed to develop his first nuclear bomb to keep pace with China. He was also a CIA informant.

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