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To find out what we were trying to hide from them. Answer Spies, agents used to gather information on opposing parties, have been in use since the earliest communities were established. An individual or group of individuals who can infiltrate an adversary's area of control and gather information not readily available provide a great advantage in conflict. If a nation (or a corporation, political party, revolutionary group, etc.) can gather information about their adversary and its capabilities, it is better prepared to guard its own interests. This information may lead to a preemptory attack, establishment of stronger defenses, or increased diplomacy to avoid conflict. The Soviet Union needed spies to accomplish their intelligence gathering, just as every other country did (and continue to do).
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Who had better spies US or Soviets?
The effectiveness of spies during the Cold War varied between the US and the Soviets, with each side having notable successes and failures. The Soviets were often considered to have a more extensive network of espionage and were successful in infiltrating key American institutions, exemplified by spies like Aldrich Ames and the Rosenbergs. However, the US also had significant intelligence achievements, including the successful decoding of Soviet communications and the recruitment of influential spies like Kim Philby. Ultimately, determining which side had "better" spies is subjective and depends on the specific context of their operations.
Why do you need spies?
Spies are used for international espionage, that is the collection of information.
What are 2 major trials of the 1950s that targeted Americans accused of being soviet spies?
The Rosenberg trial and the Alger Hiss trial
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 bloodless conflict was between the US and the Soviets?
The relatively bloodless conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union was called the Cold War. It lasted from the 1950s to about 1991.
Why do you need spies?
Spies are used for international espionage, that is the collection of information.
Why were there spies in the Cold War?
According to Sun Tsu's Art of War; Spies are a necessity of war. Spies have been used since war's have been fought. Note* the penalty for getting caught as a spy is death.
What are 2 major trials of the 1950s that targeted Americans accused of being soviet spies?
The Rosenberg trial and the Alger Hiss trial
When did Russia get its first nuke?
1949. This was a nasty surprise to the US, who had estimated that it would take the Soviets several more years. But Soviet spies had been very successful and lots of information was supplied by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed as spies by the US.
What was the rosenberg trial?
Husband & wife were executed for passing the A-bomb secrets to the USSR. The US was wondering how the Soviets got the "bomb" so quick, now they knew...spies.
What do spies need to be spies?
you need to be brave practice at home to spy on your mom or someone at home cause you get in trouble equipment is watch rope a belt
How were Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs connected to the Red Scare?
They were Communist Party members in the 1930s (as were many people in the US). They were accused in the 1950s of spying for the communists. Alger Hiss may not have actually been a spy. The Rosenbergs were part of the chain of couriers of Atomic Bomb information from spies in Los Alamos to the Soviets. Julius was the courier while his wife Ethyl was only responsible for retyping the information.
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.
How can you join the Soviets?
Well, first you need a time machine...
The atomic bomb was invented by who in the 1950s?
The atomic bomb was invented in 1933 (by Leo Szilard) and finally built in 1945 (by the US Manhattan Project, which involved hundreds of thousands of people). It was duplicated in 1949 (by the USSR, assisted by information from spies in the US project). It was already in "mass production" by both the US and USSR by the early 1950s , thus not invented by anyone in the 1950s.
What bloodless conflict was between the US and the Soviets?
The relatively bloodless conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union was called the Cold War. It lasted from the 1950s to about 1991.
Are spys real?
Absolutely, and spies are a huge problem which is why, in time of war, you're allowed to shoot them. There are three kinds of people doing intelligence work: officers, agents and spies. An intelligence officer is someone on our side performing intelligence work against the enemy. The people in our intelligence community are intelligence officers. An intelligence agent is someone on the other side performing intelligence work against us. KGB employees were intelligence agents to us, and intelligence officers to the Soviets. (OTOH, to the Soviets a CIA officer was an intelligence agent.) A spy is someone on our side performing intelligence work against us. Spies break down into two classes: spies and double agents. A double agent--which most "spies" are--is an intelligence officer who's collecting against...oh, say the North Koreans...while at the same time spying on us and reporting to the North Koreans. James Hall is a prime example of a doubled agent; while assigned to Field Station Berlin, he worked against the Soviets, but at the same time he was selling information on how we operated against the Soviets to them. He'll be in jail for the rest of his life. A pure spy is someone who's providing information to the enemy, but not collecting against them. The Rosenbergs were pure spies--they provided a lot of information to the Soviets on nuclear weapons development, but since they weren't intelligence officers they weren't collecting against the Soviets. A fun story about an attempt to recruit a spy gone very, very wrong: in the 1960s the Soviets were building the Tupolev 144 supersonic transport, which was to be their answer to the Concorde. They weren't doing well on some things so tried espionage. One of the things they were having trouble with was tires, and they attempted to hire a maintenance worker at Paris Orly Airport to get them rubber debris from Concorde tires. The maintenance worker contacted French intelligence, who contacted scientists at the Michelin company, who made a batch of the worst rubber ever invented for the Soviets.
