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Americans began the first day of the new year in 1952 with shock and fear.
-Germany develops a rocket with a range of 3,000 km!
-How far is Hitler's ambition?
-Hitler declares 'Europe is completely safe'… … What about the Americas?
The V5 rocket developed by Germany with a range of 3,000 km was enough to upset Americans from the first day of the new year.
Not only did the development of the hydrogen bomb thrill the hearts of all Americans, but now it's rockets. The White House went to great lengths to say that German rockets could not reach the coasts of North America from Europe, and that even if a rocket was launched from the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the eastern coast of the United States would be completely safe, but people's reactions were different.
The fact that they have already created a rocket with a range of 3,000 km doesn't mean that they can create a rocket that can reach from Europe to the United States within a few years?
If the situation arises, the United States can also drop nuclear weapons with bombers launched from Iceland, but Iceland, which serves as the front line of the Cold War and a gateway to protect the North American continent from the threat of Germany, is in a very chaotic situation.
And it is already widely known how strong Germany's air defense network is.
Is it realistic for a bomber launched from Iceland to penetrate Germany's air defense network and drop a nuclear weapon on Berlin?
Would it be more realistic for Germany to build a rocket that could reach from Europe to the United States?
And there were already plenty of ways for Germany to drop nuclear weapons on the United States.
From U-boats equipped with V2 rockets, the Ju590 bomber, which has a range of 1,600 km and a ceiling of 1.5 km and can carry up to 31 tons of bombs, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine 'Erich Raeder', which is known to have been recently commissioned, etc.
The newspaper stimulated people's imagination and anxiety by publishing on the front page the 'Germany's plan for the American mainland' estimated by military experts in the United States.
The illustrations depict a Ju590 launched from the Azores flying toward the United States, a German submarine off the coast of New York launching a V2 rocket, and German soldiers taking commemorative photos in front of the burning White House. It further fueled the fear.
Even though Hitler never said he would go to war with the United States, the sight of Germany and the United States launching nuclear weapons at each other was playing out in Americans' minds.
"It's crazy."
Dewey, who was reading a newspaper article about Germany's plan to invade the United States, threw the newspaper away as if he could no longer look at it.
Then, I put a cigarette in my mouth, took out a lighter, and lit it. I inhaled the sticky cigarette smoke as hard as I could, but I still felt the worst.
"It seems like our newspaper companies secretly want war to break out."
"The more provocative it is, the higher the number of copies sold."
"I'm going to turn."
Contrary to newspapers and radio talking about the threat from Germany every day, the current US-Germany relationship was good.
Aside from Germany continuing to conduct various experiments day after day and talking about newly developed new weapons through the media, the volume of trade with the United States was increasing day by day.
While walking around the city, no matter which store I entered, I could easily find German products.
The 'German Army Miniature Set', which contains Hitler's autograph at random, is selling like hot cakes, and Jenga, which Hitler made himself, is also very popular among Americans.
Nevertheless, people were afraid of war with Germany, and were anxious about when German troops would not cross the Atlantic and land on the coasts of Virginia or Florida, or whether a nuclear bomb would not be dropped on New York.
And he asked the government to take measures. Why does the government collect huge amounts of taxes every year and then become dumb every time Germany introduces a new weapon?
New weapons do not come out of nowhere, but the people who were trembling under the threat of Germany immediately wanted a strong shield to protect them from the German threat.
The person who jumped on this bandwagon and suddenly became a celebrity was Senator Joseph McCarthy.
"Everyone, the United States is now in a desperate crisis! "Nazi warmongers across the Atlantic are plotting to burn our hometowns, cities, and homes, and are practicing war every day!"
With his flashy speech and fiery tone, McCarthy immediately caught the public's attention, and was now a celebrity whose name no one in America knew.
In reality, Dewey did not like McCarthy. On the contrary, he hated him extremely.
"Is this person an enemy or friend? He should know what he is talking about and say it out loud. He seems like a stupid bastard... … ."
Not only Dewey, but even fellow Republican lawmakers were reluctant to McCarthy. That's because McCarthy did whatever it took to get media attention, and even did not hesitate to make remarks targeting the current administration, a fellow Republican. .
"You may remember that the Soviet Union infiltrated spies to steal important secrets from the United States."
"Because they are hidden in the shadow of the Nazis, the Reds are also enemies of the United States. When Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with Stalin, the Reds who had criticized the Nazis more loudly than anyone else changed their attitude and supported Hitler. Think about what you defended."
"They have no sense of purpose. Of course, they have no sense of patriotism. The communists have only one goal: to turn the United States into a red-hot communist country like the Soviet Union. This is to satisfy their own self-interest and greed for power."
"Not only the pre-war government, but also the previous government, the current government is too conciliatory towards communists. That's the problem. Oh my god, they are handing out weapons, oil, and food to these people who were so blatantly planting spies in our country. No matter how much it is done to stop the Nazis, I would like to ask whether this is too much. To fill the bellies of communists with the taxes paid by the people of the United States with the money they earned through their blood and sweat. "What kind of bullshit is this?"
Damn you. Dewey, irritated, took out his second cigarette. Unlike Roosevelt and Wallace, Dewey maintained a strict give-and-take policy and that the presence of the Soviet Union was essential to prevent German expansion. It wasn't an important fact.
The inferior Republican Party pressured McCarthy to be self-reliant, but every time McCarthy did so, he pretended to be unfair to the world and refused, saying he was only saying what he wanted to say to prevent the American people's tax money from being wasted.
Oh my, my head. Why is this guy from the same Republican Party? … .
In addition, McCarthy also attacked Dewey's racial policies. Black Americans were friendly to Hitler and the Nazis, but the government was giving them preferential treatment.
Dewey wanted to ask why preaching that racial discrimination was wrong led to pro-Germany, but the people, especially the South, who had strong antipathy toward the current government's racial policy, cheered enthusiastically every time McCarthy opened his mouth.
In fact, McCarthy is Irish, Ireland is currently an Axis country, and McCarthy did not say a word about the fact that many Irish people gave tacit or overt support to Germany, which defeated its arch enemy, England.
"Germany is a problem, but the internal enemy is scarier. At times like this, I really envy Hitler. At least there's no one stabbing you in the back."
"If McCarthy had just listened to you, he would have called you a Nazi follower."
"I don't think it will be long before he says that I am Hitler's hidden spy."
There was only one year left until the end of his term, but judging from the recent domestic and overseas situation, it seemed like things would not go well until the day he left the White House.
I didn't know what kind of chaos it would cause if the uproar in Iceland couldn't be calmed down quickly.
McCarthy was already insisting on a hard-line response every day, saying that hundreds of German spies had infiltrated Iceland and were inciting a revolt.
According to McCarthy's logic, the resistance of the Icelanders should be suppressed with guns and swords, but Dewey did not know that doing so would only cause greater confusion.
Although it is difficult to meet all of the Icelanders' demands, Dewey was at least seriously considering transporting European refugees, which was the starting point of the current situation.
Canada, French Guiana, and Dutch Guiana were being discussed as candidate destinations to transport them.
However, it was unclear whether the refugees would properly cooperate with the transfer instructions. I just hope that they think that the hassle of moving is better than having to deal with hostile neighbors.
If that doesn't work out, there is another way to put pressure on them to cut off support. They are living off the aid from the United States, so if they say they will cut off aid, there is nothing they can do.
Although it is the first time that things are resolved without hurting each other's feelings, there are times when it is unavoidable to take a beating.
The Iceland problem was a headache, but what made my head hurt even more was the hydrogen bomb. While Germany had a hydrogen bomb and a V5 rocket, the United States only had an atomic bomb.
However, Germany soon invested a huge amount of manpower and money to produce hundreds of atomic bombs, but Germany, which developed atomic bombs before the United States, would have had a similar number of atomic bombs as the United States. Perhaps even more.
"How long will it take for us to have a hydrogen bomb like Germany?"
"It will take five years. It may take longer than that."
"Five years... … "I don't know how many hydrogen bombs Germany would have made by then."
However, there was no other way. No matter how long it took, we had to make a hydrogen bomb. We couldn't just suck our fingers like this.
We need to create a hydrogen bomb as quickly as possible to equalize the balance of power to some extent. Before the gap widens further than it is now.
There was also good news: significant progress was being made in the development of a polio vaccine.
Not only the United States, but also Germany was very interested in the polio vaccine and even proposed joint research on the vaccine.
There was a lot of heated debate over this, but Dewey decided to accept some of Hitler's suggestions.
Although there were doubts about Hitler's hidden agenda, polio was not just an American problem but a global problem, so it was not incomprehensible that Germany expressed interest.
Still, Germany could not be completely trusted, so the scientists dispatched from Germany were under surveillance by the FBI 24 hours a day.
"The FBI is looking into their every move, but there are no unusual trends yet."
"exactly?"
Hoover, who looks like an old bulldog, is very ambitious, but at least he is not so incompetent that he neglects his duties.
Quite the opposite. If he, who was the second-highest workaholic in Washington, had found anything even remotely suspicious about the Germans, Hoover would have never omitted it and posted it in his report.
However, if he says there is nothing suspicious, you can trust him.
"Still, don't let your guard down. "The slightest carelessness can lead to great disaster."
"Would it be possible? "As long as I live with my eyes open, there can be no mistakes in the FBI, so don't worry, Mr. President."
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January 18, 1952
New Fuhrer's Residence in Berlin, Germany
Polio vaccine research being conducted in cooperation with the United States is showing some results.
Although not as many as in the United States, polio cases continued to occur in Germany and Europe every year, and a vaccine was needed to prevent this tragedy from continuing. However, it is unknown how long it will take to create a vaccine through independent research in Germany.
Therefore, I proposed cooperation to the United States, and Dewey, who had been thinking about it, accepted the proposal. Although we were skeptical, we probably thought it would be better to add at least one more effort to the development of the polio vaccine.
That is why polio was a very scary disease for people all over the world during this time.
Joseph McCarthy, famous for founding McCarthyism in original history, was freely gaining notoriety here.
Although the degree is less compared to actual history, it seems that people do not change, considering that even the current government, which is a member of the Republican Party like themselves, is included in the target of attack.
Even efforts to abolish black-white discrimination are criticized for smelling like sauerkraut. How should I express this? He said he was Irish.
"It seems to me that the United States will fail because of the democracy it reveres so much."
McCarthy's actions were laughed at even in Berlin.
"Not only is he openly dividing the country, but he is even attacking his own government, and he is a senator and leaves him alone! This would have been unimaginable in Germany. If McCarthy had been born in Germany, he would have been sent straight to the guillotine."
"But isn't that both a disadvantage and an advantage of the United States?"
As seen in McCarthy's case, democracy does not always produce the right results, but the greatest advantage of democracy was that freedom of expression and speech was equally guaranteed to all citizens.
It was precisely because of democracy that the United States was able to win the Cold War against the Soviet Union and maintain its status as an unrivaled superpower in the 21st century.
On the other hand, a country like Germany, where important matters are decided by just one leader and a small number of his followers, inevitably has its limits.
I was able to come this far thanks to my knowledge of the future, but it is difficult for an average country to even imagine.
The Soviet Union divided the world with the United States during the Cold War, but in order to make the Soviet Union a powerful country, the Soviet Union massacred countless people in the name of development, created gulags throughout the country, suppressed and oppressed the people's freedom, and Stalin's The legacy continued even in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, resulting in the grim outcome of the Russo-Russian War.
Still, Goering, who was a drug addict in the original history, is showing the actions of a normal person, and Himmler, Goebbels, Hess, etc. are also showing human qualities, so I just hope that they will lead the country of Germany on the right track even after I die.
It may be impossible to avoid doing outrageous things, but compared to the actual history, which was full of extreme anti-Semites, warmongers, and massacres, isn't it worth having high expectations?
"So Goering. "What is this good news you bring?"