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Espionage

Espionage

The Rosenberg Trial

Date: 
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
The trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union remains controversial today.

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  • Ethel.

    Ethel.

  • Julius' Mugshot.

    Julius' Mugshot.

  • David's Mugshot.

    David's Mugshot.

  • Ruth's Mugshot.

    Ruth's Mugshot.

  • Theodore Hall.

    Theodore Hall.

Operation Gunnerside

Date: 
Friday, July 28, 2017
On February 27, 1943, nine Norwegian commandos sabotaged the German-held Vemork plant outside of Rjukan, Norway. Operation Gunnerside successfully set back Germany's atomic bomb program.

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  • The three isotopes of hydrogen. Image by Lamiot for french version, from Dirk Hünniger [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0

    The three isotopes of hydrogen. Image by Lamiot for french version, from Dirk Hünniger [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), via Wikimedia Commons.

  • Norwegian volunteers in battle gear, somewhere in Northern Finland. (Jan. 1940). Operation Gunnerside members wore similar attire. Photo Credit: [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

    Norwegian volunteers in battle gear, somewhere in Northern Finland. (Jan. 1940). Operation Gunnerside members wore similar attire. Photo Credit: [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

  • Bridge to Vemork Plant. Photo by martin_vmorris (Norsk Hydro power plant, Rjukin, Norway) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

    Bridge to Vemork Plant. Photo by martin_vmorris (Norsk Hydro power plant, Rjukin, Norway), via Wikimedia Commons.