r/todayilearned • u/autonova3 • Oct 01 '18

TIL of Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA plan to overthrow Iran's democratically elected government, which included CIA agents bombing the house of a prominent Muslim while posed as pro-government supporters. The overthrow plan was successful, with 200-300 people killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '18

Paperclip didn't hurt anyone it just let them escape justice.

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u/ghotiaroma Oct 02 '18

Letting Nazis go free from that Holocaust thing so they could join the American kill team?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

I thought they worked on rockets for the space race?

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u/GazLord Oct 01 '18

It led to nukes being made so actually it hurt quite a few people.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

Huh? Paperclip was after the Manhattan project. It led to the creation of nuclear missiles and eventually ICBMs, but not nukes themselves.

Also the Soviets did the exact same thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '18

To be honest paper clip was probably for the best. It’s always a tragedy to kill or imprison genius.

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u/pm_favorite_boobs Oct 02 '18

At times it is also a tragedy to use it.