The Wall of Spies provides detailed accounts of more than 135 spies who betrayed America from the Revolutionary War to the 21st Century. While not a full accounting of every traitor to America during this period, the wall provides key insights into their motivations and tradecraft. As we make way for the digital version of the Wall of Spies here on Intelligence.gov, we plan to expand the exhibit further, to include stories beyond what could be accommodated by the physical installation. Here's a look "inside" the exhibit.
For the purposes of the Wall of Spies Experience, a spies are:
119 men, 16 women U.S. spies
Tied to: Russia (81), China (9), Cuba (3), Germany/NAZI East Germany, Other (28)
Native Country: 47 foreign, 88, American
From under 20 years old to over 50.
Earliest Spy: Benjamin Church, begna in 1772
Youngest Spy: Ted Hall, 19 years old
The Manhattan Project, the most closely-guarded enterprise of World War 2 employed a number of American and British scientists who shared atomic secrets with the Soviets.