Counterblast story
A Nazi scientist escapes from prison, murders a leading professor and takes his place at a research laboratory where he experiments with biological warfare with which he intends to wage the next war against Britain.
11 total · 5 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| atrocities of war | major | Nazi scientist Doctor Bruckner had performed unethical experiments on human subjects during the war and planned to develop a biological weapon to use on Britain. |
| biological weapons | major | Nazi scientist Doctor Bruckner tried to develop a biological weapon to use on Britain. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | The Nazi scientist Doctor Bruckner tried to develop a biological weapon to use on Britain. |
| romantic love | major | Tracy Hart and Paul Rankin. |
| war crime | major | Doctor Bruckner escaped from prison where he was being held on charges of having committed the war crime of performing unethical experiments on human subjects. |
| cure for the common cold | minor | Doctor Bruckner developed a vaccine for the common cold. |
| facing organized pursuit | minor | Nazi scientist Doctor Bruckner was on the run and wanted for war crimes. |
| female independence | minor | Aspiring female chemist Tracy Hart made it a point to explain that women could also do science and didn't need to be kept in the home. |
| scientist occupation | minor | Doctor Bruckner worked in his laboratory to develop a biological weapon. |
| unethical human experimentation | minor | Doctor Bruckner escaped from prison where he was being held on charges of having committed the war crime of performing unethical experiments on human subjects. Doctor Bruckner was prepared to sacrifice Tracy Hart in a vaccination experiment in order to develop a biological weapon. |