Director of the National Bureau of Scientific Research, Vanneva. In the middle of the night, Bush received a phone call from the White House, asking him to go to the White House immediately to meet the president. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Forty-five minutes later, he arrived outside the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a black Buick car, where he found a long line of cars parked, and some uniformed drivers or guards gathered together for smoking and chatting.

Something big must have happened!

Van Neva. Bush walked into the White House with a sense of foreboding. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Colonel Caton, the president's adjutant, standing there with a grim face.

"General," said Colonel Carton, "please follow me. ”

"Colonel, what's wrong?" Bush followed Colonel Caton and asked as he went.

"It could be that the end of the world is coming."

Colonel Caton's answer startled Bush.

"World ...... Doomsday? Bush asked, "What's going on?" ”

"You'll see for yourself later."

"See? What to see? ”

"Watch a movie."

"Movies? What movie? ”

"Movies about the end of the world."

Apocalyptic movies? Van Neva. With a belly full of question marks, Bush was led into a depressing, almost suffocating movie screening room. It was full of big names, including the president and vice president of the United States, the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Dewey and Truman, who were running for president, and William Murphy. Leahy, Marshall, Ernest. Kim and several generals such as the commander of the army aviation, Arnold, as well as the Soviet ambassador to the United States, Litvinov, and the British Prime Minister (Canada), Viscount Halifax.

No one notices Van Neva. Bush, because everyone was staring intently at the movie screen, on which there was an indescribably large, mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke rising straight into the sky.

Colonel Carton walked briskly over to Roosevelt, leaned down and whispered something, and then saw the President turn and rush to Vanneva, who was standing at the door of the movie room. Bush beckoned, and said in a hoarse voice, "Van Neva, come here." ”

Bush walked over and stood behind the president's wheelchair.

"Faneva, do you know what we're looking at?" Roosevelt asked in a funeral eulogy voice.

"What is this?"

"Nuclear fission bombs, the ...... of the Germans," the president replied.

"What?" Van Neva. Although Bush was not directly in charge of the Manhattan Project, he was also one of the main leaders of the US nuclear program, and certainly knew what the nuclear fission bomb was all about.

"The Italians sent it to us," Roosevelt said, rubbing one hand at his temple, "absolutely credible...... On June 1, a test explosion in the Sahara Desert resulted in a 4.5-ton nuclear fission bomb yielding 20,000 tons of explosives. ”

"My God!" Van Neva. Bush exclaimed, "Is the United States going to lose the war?" ”

Roosevelt shook his head and said with a grim face, "Not yet...... Because the Germans currently did not have an aircraft capable of carrying nuclear fission bombs to bomb the continental United States. But they definitely have their own B-36! ”

The U.S. B-36 project, a strategic bomber capable of intercontinental bombing, began in October 1941, but after Pearl Harbor, the progress of the project was severely delayed, and it was not accelerated again until the surrender of the British mainland in early 1943.

In fact, Germany did not have a super-heavy bomber project like the B-36, because Hersmann had already set his sights on jet bombers. After the surrender of the British mainland, the German aviation industry absorbed much of the technology of the British jet engine, making great strides that made it possible to study long-range jet bombers. Moreover, the development of an intercontinental heavy bomber such as the B-36 is too difficult, and a piston engine with more than 3,000 horsepower must be developed first. But if Germany had this level of engine, a direct upgrade to the Me264 would also allow it to fly from Guyana to New York with an atomic bomb - if the Americans were not equipped with jet fighters, an upgraded version of the Me264 would be sufficient. Otherwise, even if there is a German version of the B-36, it will be difficult to break through the American air defense network.

So Germany's next-generation heavy bomber has now been determined to be jet-type, but the large fuel consumption of jet engines is still an unsolvable problem under the current technical conditions. Therefore, in the future, the range of the German jet heavy bomber will definitely not be as good as that of the Me264, and it is simply impossible to carry an atomic bomb for a transatlantic flight.

But Roosevelt and the U.S. military did not know now that the Germans did not play piston bombardment, and after seeing the blockbuster of the German atomic bombing, they immediately thought of the German version of the B-36 with the atomic bomb rumbling to bomb Manhattan and Washington......

"How's our Manhattan project going?" Roosevelt asked, "Will it be successful in 1945?" ”

"This ......" Vanneva. Bush glanced at the movie screen again, the contents of which were over, and the lights in the movie room were on, "According to the previous report of Brigadier General Groves, the progress of the Manhattan project is very unsatisfactory, and it will be difficult to succeed before 1948." ”

"Then find a way to make it ideal!" Roosevelt suddenly raised his voice, "At all costs, it must be successful in 1946...... If we don't want our children and grandchildren to speak German, we have to succeed! If Brigadier Groves can't do it, then you're in charge of the Manhattan Project yourself! ”

Van Neva. Bush nodded vigorously: "Understood, I ...... I will convey your intention to Brigadier General Groves. After a pause, he added, "I think the specifics of Germany's nuclear fission bomb test are of great reference value to us." ”

Roosevelt immediately set his sights on Donovan, the director of strategic intelligence, and Donovan immediately said, "Mr. President, the Military Intelligence Directorate will do whatever it takes to get information." ”

Roosevelt was silent for a moment, then turned to the two presidential candidates, Dewey of the Republican Party and Truman of the Democratic Party.

"Thomas, Harry," Roosevelt said, "one of the two of you will take over as President of the United States of America in a few months...... I am extremely sorry that I made a mistake to allow one of you to become president in such a difficult situation.

But an apology can't change the grim situation that the United States is facing, and in the current situation, uniting together to overcome the difficult times is the attitude that we American politicians and patriots should have. I'm sure the first thing you two are thinking about right now is how to save America, right? ”

"Of course, Mr. President."

"Mr. President, I came out to run for president in order to get America out of trouble."

The two U.S. presidential candidates were busy patting their chests, and Roosevelt nodded and said, "Then from now on, you will also participate in the major decisions of the country." Although there is no such precedent, the United States is now facing its greatest crisis since its founding. At this time, we need to maintain continuity and coherence in our policies. ”

"I agree, Mr. President." Truman immediately expressed his support.

Dewey thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I think this is the most appropriate arrangement at the moment." ”

Roosevelt took out a cigarette at this time, Colonel Caton took out a lighter and lit a fire for the president, and the president of the United States took a puff of cigarette and said slowly: "Then let's discuss now how to deal with the current war." ”

When Roosevelt said this, he yelled at his chief of staff, William. Leahy winked. Leahy immediately took over the topic and said: "Mr. President, according to intelligence, the performance of the most advanced long-range strategic bomber of the Germans is almost the same as that of the B-29, although the maximum range can exceed 9,000 kilometers, but the combat radius when carrying a 4.5-ton nuclear bomb should not exceed 2,500 kilometers."

That is, we must guarantee that there are no German air bases within 2500 km of the major cities on the east coast of the United States. At the same time, it is necessary to place air defense rings in the vicinity of major cities, and deploy a sufficient number of interceptor fighters just in case. ”

What Admiral Leahy is now talking about is that after learning that Germany possessed a nuclear fission bomb, he and Marshall, Ernest and Ernest were talking to each other. Kim also had Arnold's urgently negotiated countermeasures.

It goes without saying that the full development of nuclear weapons is carried out. However, the atomic bomb is not said to be built, and before the United States has the atomic bomb, it can only rely on strict defense to defend the big cities on the east coast.

"The islands of the Caribbean, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Newfoundland in northeastern Canada are all islands that could become airfields for German long-range bombers loaded with nuclear bombs." The commander of the Army Air Corps, Admiral Arnold, took over the topic and said, "These islands must be entrenched, and they must not be captured!" ”

Chief of Naval Operations Ernest Murphy. King also made a suggestion at this time: "Mr. President, in order to defend the Caribbean Sea and Newfoundland, the Navy must concentrate its forces on the Atlantic. Therefore...... I propose that a conclusion be made in the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible, and that if a satisfactory peace treaty cannot be reached, Japan must be attacked at all costs, the Hawaiian Islands must be seized, and Japan's oil facilities in the South Sea Islands must be blown up. If necessary, chemical and biological weapons should be decisively used in combat. ”

Roosevelt took a puff of his cigarette, shook his head and said, "Germany has a nuclear fission bomb...... Japan will inevitably refuse to hold peace talks, and at least until the Japanese are severely attacked by us, we will not even have room for peace talks with the Japanese. Are all the B-29s deployed now? ”

"There are already 165 aircraft deployed to the east coast of Australia and ready to be dispatched." Admiral Arnold said.

"Then strike immediately!" Roosevelt groaned for a moment, then asked, "Are mustard gas, anthrax spore bombs, and plague weapons ready?" ”

"It's been deployed to Niihau." Admiral Arnold said, "And the heavy bombers used to deliver these chemical and biological weapons were also deployed to Nihau Island." ”

"Use it!" Roosevelt did not hesitate to give the order, "Use it now against the Japanese troops on Oahu!" We must also let the enemy know that the United States also has terrible weapons of murder in its hands, and that it has a lot of them, and that it has the determination to use them! In addition, the navy's attack on the Japanese mainland should also be launched as soon as possible, so that the Japanese know that their homeland is not absolutely safe at all! ”