Comments on: Uncle Sam CRACKS DOWN ON SPIES … To Guard the Secrets of His War Machines http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/30/uncle-sam-cracks-down-on-spies-to-guard-the-secrets-of-his-war-machines/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Emcha http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/30/uncle-sam-cracks-down-on-spies-to-guard-the-secrets-of-his-war-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-293846 Emcha Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:06:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/30/uncle-sam-cracks-down-on-spies-to-guard-the-secrets-of-his-war-machines/#comment-293846 Hmm, recoilless gun in 1936? What kind of gun might that be? Hmm, recoilless gun in 1936? What kind of gun might that be?

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/30/uncle-sam-cracks-down-on-spies-to-guard-the-secrets-of-his-war-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-293103 Stannous Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:56:19 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/30/uncle-sam-cracks-down-on-spies-to-guard-the-secrets-of-his-war-machines/#comment-293103 Gee, the Media trying to stir up the populous through FEAR! (sure glad that doesn't happen any more!) Considering how far we were behind at the start of the war (though we quickly caught up and in many cases surpassed the enemy) it's obvious that this hyperbole is a bit exaggerated. Gee, the Media trying to stir up the populous through FEAR! (sure glad that doesn’t happen any more!)

Considering how far we were behind at the start of the war (though we quickly caught up and in many cases surpassed the enemy) it’s obvious that this hyperbole is a bit exaggerated.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/30/uncle-sam-cracks-down-on-spies-to-guard-the-secrets-of-his-war-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-292070 jayessell Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:58:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/30/uncle-sam-cracks-down-on-spies-to-guard-the-secrets-of-his-war-machines/#comment-292070 <i>At the Patent Office in Washington, they search patent papers, and often approach American inventors, money in hand.</i> Copies of Dr. Robert Goddard's patents for liquid fueled rockets were sold by the Patent Office for $0.10 each, stated captured German rocket scientists. The US Army was surprised the V-2 was of American design! *************************** The article didn't mention spies from allied nations, or of purposeful disinformation. At the Patent Office in Washington, they search patent papers, and often approach American inventors, money in hand.

Copies of Dr. Robert Goddard’s patents for liquid fueled rockets were sold by the Patent Office for $0.10 each, stated captured German rocket scientists.

The US Army was surprised the V-2 was of American design!

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The article didn’t mention spies from allied nations, or of purposeful disinformation.

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