| I know right. Nazis. But hear me out. After the Nazi regime fell in May 1945, the Allies felt no compunctions looting the rubble. Useful equipment. Needed supplies. No problem. But soliciting applications from the newly unemployed seems a little fool hardy. The US government rounded up German scientists, pardoned their war crimes, and offered them jobs. President Truman objected, so the military created the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, which was tasked with creating fake background information for unprosecuted, unapologetic Nazi scientists. So, hundreds of Nazis became high level government employees. For example, Arthur Rudolph, who was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of inmates, joined the US space program. In total, 700 Nzie scientists found employment with the |
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