Comment by hersko

That's likely a jab at :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun

Operation paperclip would like a word. Nazi Germany was hubristic (along with the other issues), but they were generally hyper-competent. America recognized this and imported a ton of their brains, which literally got us to the moon.

Former Nazi achievement might be more accurate. https://time.com/5627637/nasa-nazi-von-braun/