Essay On Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip Described
Operation Paperclip began in May of 1945 as a way for the United States to bring Nazi scientists to America so that they could continue their work in rocketry, space exploration, space medicine, biological weapons and vaccines, chemical weapons and antidotes, aviation, and many other scientific endeavors for the benefit of the U.S. government. The main goal was to keep Nazi intelligence out of the hands of the Soviet Union, and it later helped the United States to win the Cold War by forcing the Soviet Union’s economy to crumble while they were trying to keep up with America’s military and space science advancements. (Jacobsen xi) When Operation Paperclip was first created, its official name was Operation Overcast. It switched to being called Operation Paperclip in November 1945. Operation Paperclip was, in its simplest form, the exchange of Nazi intelligence (the scientists) for freedom in America. The biggest concern for most Third Reich scientists was that they would be punished for their work in occupied Germany and that they would no longer be able to continue with their careers as scientists. So, when the …show more content…
military base called Camp King. While at Camp King, Kurt Blome mainly focused on testing interrogation techniques involving LSD. This was one major way for the United States to catch up with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Richard Helms, the Director of the CIA between 1966 and 1973 explained, “We felt that it was our responsibility not to lag behind the Russians or the Chinese in this field, and the only way to find out what the risks were was to test things such as LSD and other drugs that could be used to control human behavior,” (Jacobsen 364) in 1978. Even to this day, a majority of the records about Camp King and Kurt Blome’s work at Camp King in exchange for his freedom and life remain highly
Operation Paperclip began in May of 1945 as a way for the United States to bring Nazi scientists to America so that they could continue their work in rocketry, space exploration, space medicine, biological weapons and vaccines, chemical weapons and antidotes, aviation, and many other scientific endeavors for the benefit of the U.S. government. The main goal was to keep Nazi intelligence out of the hands of the Soviet Union, and it later helped the United States to win the Cold War by forcing the Soviet Union’s economy to crumble while they were trying to keep up with America’s military and space science advancements. (Jacobsen xi) When Operation Paperclip was first created, its official name was Operation Overcast. It switched to being called Operation Paperclip in November 1945. Operation Paperclip was, in its simplest form, the exchange of Nazi intelligence (the scientists) for freedom in America. The biggest concern for most Third Reich scientists was that they would be punished for their work in occupied Germany and that they would no longer be able to continue with their careers as scientists. So, when the …show more content…
military base called Camp King. While at Camp King, Kurt Blome mainly focused on testing interrogation techniques involving LSD. This was one major way for the United States to catch up with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Richard Helms, the Director of the CIA between 1966 and 1973 explained, “We felt that it was our responsibility not to lag behind the Russians or the Chinese in this field, and the only way to find out what the risks were was to test things such as LSD and other drugs that could be used to control human behavior,” (Jacobsen 364) in 1978. Even to this day, a majority of the records about Camp King and Kurt Blome’s work at Camp King in exchange for his freedom and life remain highly