Project Paperclip was a program authorized by the United States Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA) and was made to absorb and exploit the knowledge of Nazi scientists and other top Nazi professionals and to prevent the Soviet Union from obtaining these priceless resources. It was known as Project Paperclip because scientific recruits’ papers were paperclipped with regular immigration forms. This investigation assesses the extent to which Project Paperclip led to the escalation of the space