Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rosenberg case: FBI atomic espionage files
Case file · written 1950 · released April 2011
Why this matters
The FBI's investigative files on the Soviet atomic espionage ring that led to the 1953 execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The case partly rested on intercepted Soviet cables (the Venona project), which stayed secret for decades. Read alongside the NSA's cryptologic histories, the files show how signals intelligence quietly drove a public trial.
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https://vault.fbi.gov/rosenberg-case
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Cold War Signals Intelligence
Start here: a public trial that quietly rested on decrypted Soviet cables nobody could mention.
Cite
Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Rosenberg case: FBI atomic espionage files." 1950. Released April 2011. https://vault.fbi.gov/rosenberg-case (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0014).
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