S2-E1 - The CIA vs. Made in Taiwan Nukes

After the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945,
nations around the world began thinking about acquiring nuclear
weapons of their own. Among them was China, then ruled by supreme
leader Chiang Kai-shek. The Nationalists' retreat to Taiwan
interrupted those early ambitions, but when the PRC successfully
detonated a nuclear device in 1964, CKS stepped up efforts to
develop nukes. This secret program continued after the death of
Chiang Kai-shek in 1975 and came surprisingly close to success.
Taiwan, however, would not end up joining the Atomic Club. Here's
the story of how that happened: