Hydrogen Bomb Research Paper

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h-bomb the h-bomb was was made in 1951. Its also called the hydrogen bomb. the united states detonate the first thermonuclear weapon. the hydrogen bomb on eniwetok atoll in the pacific. the test gave the united states a short lived advantage in the nuclear arms race with the soviet union. following the successful soviet detonation of an atomic device in september 1949 the united states accelerated its program to develop the next stage in atomic weaponry.popularly know as the hydrogen bomb this new weapon was approximately 1000 times more powerful than conventional nuclear devices. opponents of development of the hydrogen bomb included j. robert oppenheimer. one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. He and others argued that little would be accomplished except the speeding of the arms race, since it assumed that the soviets would quickly follow suits. the opponents were …show more content…

Judge irving r. kaufman presides over the espionage prosecution of the accused of selling nuclear secrets of the russians (treason could not be charged because the united states was not at war with the soviet union. the rosenberg and co-defendant , morton sobell were defended by the father and son team of emanuel and alexander bloch. the prosecution include the infamous roy cohn, best known for his association with senator joseph mccarthy. the only direct evidence of the rosenberg involvement was a confession of greenland. the left wing community believed that the rosenberg were prosecuted because of their membership of the communist party. their case became the cause celebre of leftist throughout the nation. the rosenbergs were sentenced to death row on april 5th. sobell received a thirty-year sentence. greenglass got 15 years for his corporation reportedly the rosenberg were offered a deal in which their death sentence would be commuted in a admission of their guilt. They refused and were

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