Operation Paperclip

About this episode

The episode discusses Operation Paperclip, the controversial program that brought German scientists to the US after WWII to aid in the space race.

Send us Fan Mail WWII was winding down, the US had visions of great rockets hurling into the stratosphere...but how could the US pull it off...well they needed scientists, lots of them, and some pretty controversial ones at that. So, welcome to Operation Paperclip, a massive success or a huge cultural, ethical, and moral dilemma of the ages. Where does the US find it's scientists to launch them head first into the space race....well, WWII and the Axis powers that's where. ...

People in this episode

Host: Detective Chuck

Topics covered

• Operation Paperclip
• WWII
• space race
• scientists
• ethical dilemmas

Keywords

• Operation Paperclip
• WWII
• scientists
• space race
• ethical dilemmas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US

Places: Axis powers

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