Morris Cohen recruited Lona to be his fellow spy and wife. She was a member of the American Communist Party and would be the key to delivering the bomb to the Soviets.

A quote from Svetlana Chervonnaya: "They spent hours to talk about what's being a traitor. I remember her just staring at me and saying, 'Well, am I a traitor Svetlana? But I didn't kill anybody, and I didn't destroy any American life. No American soldier died because of what I have done.'" (click to hear quote)