Autoclaves from Benchmark Scientific feature complete, automated sterilization in a small footprint. Pictured above are the BioClave 16 with 16 liters of chamber volume and the BioClave Mini with 8 liters of chamber volume. Extremely compact. Fully automatic - runs with the push of a button.
Most Western nations were heavily involved in the First and Second World Wars and protracted Cold War. World War II saw Fascism defeated in Europe, and the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as rival global powers and a new East-West political contrast.
The Soviets were suspicious that the Western Allies wanted to increase economic independence in Europe and establish free governments. Western Allies were also unwilling to make the Germans pay large reparations. The conference increased the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. It was clear that Truman, with the atomic bomb in his pocket, was not willing to make concessions.