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Operation Paperclip: Nazi Scientists in the US

10:00

After World War II, the US had to decide what to do with the Nazi scientists who had engineered a formidable war machine. This hour we'll talk about Operation Paperclip, a covert plan that brought dozens of war criminals to America to work in medical engineering and for the space program. We'll discuss whether the operation was unforgivably immoral, and what the scientists contributed.

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