In the United States, threats to diminish the country’s strength come in many ways. One of the numerous ways a threat can come, is through espionage. Espionage is defined as the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and or military information. The use of intelligence and or military information is an advantage to a fighting force, most importantly the United States, when trying to win or prevent a war. When acts of espionage are committed, US missions can be severely impacted. In World War II, American citizens Julius and Ethel Rosenberg spied for the Soviet Union by giving the Russian military information about the creation of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was an essential weapon in the defeat …show more content…
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were later convicted and executed after World War II in the 1950s. In the 1960s, a US Navy Warrant Officer by the name of John Walker started relaying US intelligence to the Soviet Union by a machine helping decipher cryptic messages. Walker also recruited family and friends to be his accomplices in espionage. In 1985 Walker and his accomplices were all charged with espionage and sentenced to a minimum of twenty years. Something notable is the fact that Walker was an officer in the Navy, which is arguably one of the most valuable resources the United States military possessed at the time. Information derived from the navy could give logistical data helping adversary forces to maneuver and strategically plan, which gives them an advantage. An advantage for our adversaries is one step closer to the demise of US missions. Robert Hanssen spied for the Soviet Union as well. Robert Hanssen not only spied for the Soviet Union, but worked for the FBI( Federal Bureau of Investigation). The FBI is one of the greatest assets in reference to intelligence organizations that we possess as a