Operation Paperclip
Things I Learned Last Night - A podcast by Jaron Myers and Tim Stone - Tuesdays
At the end of World War II, Nazi scientists were fleeing to different countries to avoid jail or death. The United States found the plans the Nazis had for future weapons, and thought "We could use that."Operation Paperclip was the name for the coverup of moving Nazi scientists to the US, making them citizens, and then putting them in charge of scientific advancement in our own country.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5714661/advertisement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
