Ep 41: The Rosenbergs - a Miscarriage of Justice
The Rosenbergs, two Soviet spies stationed in Manhattan are alleged to have passed vital information about the atomic bomb to the Soviets, secrets so pivotal they provided the Russians the breakthrough they needed in the development of this apocalyptic weapon. They were sentenced to the electric chair in 1953, but did the US justice system get it right? What exactly was the case against the Rosenbergs? Who actually passed atomic secrets to the Soviets, and was that information of any actual value at all?
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