I admit to gaps in my historical knowledge. I vaguely remember something on the History Channel about the Rosenbergs. Am I friendly. No, I bite, except I don't know you well enough. Maria ---- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence Helm To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 2/1/2006 9:43:43 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Ought we to do something about Iran? That Communist coups, stealing America?s nuclear secrets, is pretty well known. Only someone from outer space wouldn?t know that. Are you friendly? Lawrence From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Amago Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:27 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Ought we to do something about Iran? Who are the leftists scientists who did this? Also, if we and others developed the bomb on our/their own, why do you assume the Russians wouldn't eventually have done it too? They got into space before we did after all. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence Helm To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 2/1/2006 5:48:51 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Ought we to do something about Iran? The United States developed, built and used atomic weapons at the end of World War II. For reasons no longer clear to me, Leftists in our scientific community decided the world would be safer if the Soviet Union also had these weapons and so sent them the information on how to build them. I dont recall who got them next. Presumably we told Britain how to build them. Perhaps the French built theirs on their own. I suspect the Israelis did. I believe the Indians and Pakistanis did as well.