Respuesta :
I think its because they were caught for creating the 'Red Scare'
Answer:
- Both worked to create the first atomic bombs for the USSR.
Explanation:
Both were not straightforwardly working with the USSR. Julius was captured in July 1950, and Ethel in August of that same year, on the charge of conspiracy to submit espionage. In particular, they were blamed for heading a spy ring that passed top secret data concerning the nuclear bomb to the Soviet Union.