In 1945 German scientist Gernot Zippe was captured by the Soviet Union where he led the development of centrifuge-based uranium enrichment. In 1956 he was allowed to leave and later recreated the superior Soviet enrichment technology for the US. Why did the Soviet Union permit Zippe to leave?
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