Talk:The Story of Group 935/@comment-3523988-20120626203349/@comment-1978336-20120627145501

Well, the use of Ununpentium could be justified by the forward-thinking nature of Nazi-science. As atrociously barbaric as their methods were, you really must admire their brilliance and innovation (though it does not in any way, shape, or form justify the acts of men like Joseph Mengele). Nazi science rejected many of the ideals of mainstream science, and combined scientific concepts with occult superstition (see here). This resulted in more outside-the-box thinking, and led to the Nazis creating things that others wouldn't think of until decades later. Much of the accomplishments of Nazi science were either destroyed by allied bombings during Operation: Overlord or destroyed by the Nazis themselves to keep them out of allied hands. Additionally, most of the scientists of the Wunderwaffe were executed by order of Hitler. Many of the survivors went into exile in South America (including Mengele), and more yet were taken in by the Soviets to work on their various projects. The head of the Wunderwaffe, an SS officer named Hans Kammler, disappeared at the end of the war. Therefore, it is impossible to know exactly what things the Wunderwaffe did or did not accomplish. Considering that they were able to build and test this guy here in only 1944, it is not all that unreasonable to believe that the Nazis may have had the potential to synthesize Ununpentium.