Question

Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg considered dangerous during the Cold War?

Answer 1

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After the first successful nuclear tests by the Soviets in 1949, America quickly began to fear the scientific strides of their rival, believing that Soviet spies must have been responsible for passing the nuclear technology from the United States to Russia. On July 17, 1950, Julius Rosenberg, an electrical engineer and employee for the U.S. Army Signal Corps, was arrested for allegedly passing atomic secrets to Russia. One month later, on August 11, Julius’ wife, Ethel, was also arrested, charged with assisting her husband with his illicit activities.

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Answer 2

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were considered dangerous during the Cold War because;

Both worked to create the first atomic bombs for the USSR.

Both were not directly working with the USSR. Yet, they provided the formula to create the atomic bomb to the USSR. This information belonged to the United States. This scenario might have made the scenario very harmful as more destruction was to be caused by this.