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Some recruited from the German science & intelligence community had been in the Nazi party, but the screening process was intense & weeded out low level operatives or known war criminals (like Udo Graf.) The US was desperate to keep German scientists from helping the Soviets win the arms race, it was about technology, not politics.
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May 02, 2024 03:01PM
Some recruited from the German science & intelligence community had been in the Nazi party, but the screening process was intense & weeded out low level operatives or known war criminals (like Udo Graf.) The US was desperate to keep German scientists from helping the Soviets win the arms race, it was about technology, not politics.
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