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My favorite part of World War II was after it was over and America flew the remaining Nazi scientists and intelligence officers here to help establish the US Intelligence Agencies under Project Paperclip. This should be discussed more.

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They were heavily involved in NASA, too! If you haven't yet, you might like Annie Jacobsen's book, "Operation Paperclip." It goes into all the juicy (and gross) details.

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I have it on audio and this is a great reminder to get back to it. Fascinating stuff!

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