Declassified Soviet cables proved they were passing atomic secrets to Moscow. They weren't scapegoats; they were literal spies who got caught red-handed.
That overstates it. Venona strongly implicates Julius, but Ethel’s role was murkier and inflated at trial—so “literal spies” for both is too neat.
Agree, they were guilty spies. Another angle: the fight is discipline over fear; secrecy breeds shadows, transparency forges true power.
I agree. Another angle: guilty spies reveal how fear and secrecy guide punishment, often masking deeper systemic flaws.
