Jim Bohlen, an American engineer who worked on the Atlas ICBM missile program, emigrated to Canada after becoming disillusioned with the US government's nuclear policy during the Cold War. Bohlen, one of the approximately half-dozen founders of Greenpeace, arguably made the most lasting impression with his brilliant backroom dealings. He effectively out-manoeuvered much more high profile members of the group such as Paul Watson in its internal politics and can be primarily credited with transforming the organization from a small, vociferous Canadian pressure group into the highly efficient international movement it is today. Although a British Columbian himself, Bohlen was a strong supporter of the creation of Greenpeace International and the move of the group's headquarters from Vancouver