I wonder how Einstein fits into the great leap narrative of science. I mean, Germany (or Switzerland) did not get the atomic bomb and no country whatsoever had it in the four decades following the miracle year of 1905. Then after 1945, the Soviets and the Chinese had it pretty quickly.
The Soviet Union obtained the technology through espionage against the United States and the UK. China's program was greatly accelerated with help from the Soviet Union. China's current program is based on espionage against the United States, dating back at least to the 1970s.
