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How did Julius and Ethel Rosenberg get atomic bomb information?
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Documents and information released by the FBI after the Freedom of Information Act indicates that the Rosenbergs never did have any atomic bomb information. They were convicted (and do appear to have in fact been guilty) of espionage but there was never any evidence to support the theory that they passed on atomic secrets specifically. Much of the information on them was given to the FBI by Ethel's brother David Greenglass (who had admitted being part of a spy ring himself.). Greenglass later said that he had inflated many of the claims against his sister.
Their case file, which is really interesting, can be read here:
http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/roberg.htm The assumption of their knowledge of atomic secrets came because both of the Rosenbergs, along with Greenglass, were thought to be in collusion with Klaus Fuchs, who was head of the physics department at Harwell, the British nuclear research center.
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Couple who sold the atomic secrets to the soviet union?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, through her brother, David Greenglass. During much of the Cold War the Rosenbergs were a cause celebre, many doubting their guilt. When the Soviet Union disintegrated the archives of the KGB revealed that they had in fact done it, and were guilty as sin.
Who was convicted and executed for supplying the Soviet Union with information about the atomic bomb?
Julius and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg iin 1953.
What year was Julius and ethel rosenberg excuted as spies?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953.
Where were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg born?
Both Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were born in New York City , NY
What was charged with conspiring to pass secret information about nuclear science to soviet agents?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are probably the most (in)famous.
What was Julius and Ethel Rosenberg fate?
They gave information about the atomic bomb to the Soviets. They were the members of the American Communist Party. They denied the charges of spying but they were convicted and sentenced to death.
What were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged convicted and executed specifically for?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed for espionage, specifically for passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. They were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage and sentenced to death in 1953.
Who stole the American secrets to the atomic bomb after World War II?
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and her husband Julius Rosenberg were convicted and executed in 1953 on charges of passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. Ethel and Julius were American Jewish communists. This was incidentally the first execution of civilians for espionage in the United States history.
What way were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg involved in the anticommunist movement?
They were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the U.S.S.R.
Why was Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged convicted and executed?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed in 1953 for espionage, specifically passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The information they provided allegedly helped the Soviets develop their own atomic bomb. Despite international appeals for clemency, the Rosenbergs were put to death in the electric chair.
Who gave atomic energy secrets to the soviet union during world war 2?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
N what way were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg involved in the anticommunist movement?
They were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the U.S.S.R.
