Blog #8: What secretly happened after WW2?

    Operation Paperclip

    WW2 was a both interesting and tragic time in our past. Also, one thing many people undermine is that much of the facts is foggy and many things happened under the nose of the U.S. public. One of those things was Operation Paperclip

    Operation Paperclip was a top-secret program conducted by the United States government in the aftermath of World War II, which aimed to recruit Nazi scientists and engineers for employment in the US military and intelligence agencies. The program was launched in 1945 and continued until 1957, during which time over 1,600 scientists and technicians were brought to the United States, despite their past association with the Nazi regime.

     The origins of Operation Paperclip date back to the final months of World War II when it became clear that the United States was going to be the primary superpower after the war. At the time, the United States was keen to gain access to the scientific and technological expertise of Nazi Germany, particularly in the areas of rocketry and aerospace technology.

     In order to achieve this, the United States launched Operation Paperclip, which aimed to identify and recruit German scientists and engineers with expertise in these areas. The goal of the program was to bring these individuals to the United States, where they could continue their work on behalf of the US military and intelligence agencies. 

    The recruitment and selection process for Operation Paperclip was carried out by a team of US intelligence officers, who were tasked with identifying the most talented German scientists and engineers in the fields of rocketry, aerospace technology, and other areas of interest. Many of the scientists and engineers who were targeted for recruitment under Operation Paperclip had previously worked on weapons programs for the Nazi regime, including the V-2 rocket program, which had been used to bomb London during the war.

     Despite their past association with the Nazi regime, these individuals were seen 's. as valuable assets to the United States, and their expertise was considered critical to the development of advanced military technology in the post-war era. The recruitment of Nazi scientists and engineers under Operation Paperclip was controversial from the outset, and it remains a source of criticism and condemnation to this day. One of the most significant criticisms of the program was that it involved the recruitment of individuals who had played key roles in the development of weapons programs that had been used to kill Allied soldiers and civilians during the war. Many of these scientists and engineers had also been members of the Nazi party or had expressed support for Nazi ideology, raising concerns about their suitability for employment in the US military and intelligence agencies. There were also concerns that the recruitment of Nazi scientists and engineers under Operation Paperclip would provide a propaganda victory to the Soviet Union, which was also seeking to recruit German scientists and engineers at the time. Despite these criticisms, the United States government continued to support Operation Paperclip, arguing that it was necessary to ensure that the country remained at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation in the post-war era.

 The impact of Operation Paperclip on the US military and intelligence agencies was significant. Many of the scientists and engineers who were recruited under the program went on to make significant contributions to the development of advanced military technology, including missile systems, surveillance equipment, and other key innovations. Perhaps the most notable of these was Wernher von Braun, a former member of the Nazi party who had played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket program. Von Braun was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip and went on to lead the development of the Saturn V rocket, which was used to launch the Apollo missions to the moon. Along with these accomplishments, Wernher was the former Head of NASA. Other notable figures who were recruited under Operation Paperclip included Arthur Rudolph, who helped develop the Pershing missile system, and Hubertus Strughold, who is considered one of the fathers of space medicine.

 Operation Paperclip remains a controversial chapter in the history of the United States government, and it has raised important questions about the ethical considerations involved in. 

Why are these things important to know? Operation Paperclip wasn't declassified not until the 1990's and was a conspiracy theory until then. Even today the general public doesn't acknowledge this. What's to say that the U.S. government is doing something similar or worse today. What if most conspiracies happening today, are true in 40 years.