Between the blue sea and blue sky, a milky four-engine aircraft was flying smoothly and quickly. In 1942, this large passenger aircraft from Ireland was considered the best trans-ocean aircraft in the world. Due to the overall supercharged cabin, high-speed cruise could be carried out at an altitude of 10,000 meters if necessary.

When the plane crossed the Atlantic Ocean at a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour, some passengers in the cabin were resting, some were reading books and newspapers. In the compartment near the head of the aircraft, an officer in an Irish army uniform introduced to the old man next to the folding table in a low voice: "These are photos taken by German intelligence personnel in the desert area of ​​Tennessee. Look at villages, towns, factories and these huge chimneys. This place was a barren land a few years ago. According to the investigation, two indigenous tribes living within a radius of 100 miles had been forcibly moved away. According to the time of their migration, these facilities began to be built in late 1941!"

Irish Prime Minister Patrick Pierce, who is over 60 years old, did not show any fatigue at the beginning of this long-distance trip. He stared at the black and white photos with a bright look: "Spending hundreds of millions of dollars is to create a super bomb? I am so shallow that I can't understand its value and prospects."

The officer replied: "We have consulted the physics experts at Limerick University on this question. Their opinions are basically consistent with the intelligence we obtained from Germany: this kind of bomb can be said to be the modern 'Pandora's Box', and once developed, it will change the laws of war that have followed thousands of years."

Pierce nodded slightly: "Well... I think it's the same. Otherwise, Your Majesty wouldn't have sent me to visit the United States and try every means to make the Americans accept our cooperation plan on this project... However, I personally have a doubt. In theory, Germany's military and technological strength is the best. Didn't they realize the extraordinaryness of this weapon technology?"

"As far as I know, the Institute of Physics of the Emperor William Society proposed the theoretical framework for the development of this super weapon more than ten years ago and recommended it to the German side, but the German side was cold to this. Maybe they were unwilling to invest huge expenses in a weapon project that they could not understand!"

Pierce curled his lips and smiled, "German's vision is indeed far inferior to our Majesty! Since that's the case, let's have a good talk with the Americans to see if we can achieve a happy result."

As midsummer is approaching, at the invitation of the US government, Irish Prime Minister Patrick Pierce traveled across the ocean to make a state visit to the United States. During the 11-day trip to the United States, the Irish people's footprints are spread across representative cities and ports such as Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. As I have seen countless times in newspapers and video materials, in just four years of the final battle, America has quickly recovered with amazing vitality, and cities full of modernization have shined brightly again...

Whether it is the East Coast, which was once attacked by Western allies, or the West Coast, which was once deterred by Japanese troops, whether in cities or in the countryside, the fear and depression brought by war have quietly gone away. In war, things that humans fear the most but cannot escape have brought unprecedented prosperity to this country. In the need of large-scale aid to the Soviet Union and strengthening Asia-Pacific strongholds, the modern assembly lines of many American factories produce various military supplies day and night, and a large number of guns, ammunition, aircraft, tanks, and canned food are constantly moving down the production line.

During the Irish Prime Minister's visit to the United States, major newspapers and magazines temporarily put their attention on the Soviet-Japanese War aside, and followed up and reported every move of the Irish delegation. Although the elderly Irish Prime Minister did not have cordial conversations with American workers and soldiers, did not go to the welfare home to visit the war widow, and even watched the traditional Broadway performance with the people, after just over a week, people began to optimistically discuss the possibility of closer military cooperation between the United States and Ireland.

The last dinner before departure was hosted by US President Roosevelt, and the participants included U.S. politicians, celebrities and diplomatic officials from various countries in the United States. As the host, Roosevelt praised the development of relations between the United States and Ireland with his longing opening remarks. He called the first visit of the Irish government to the United States since 1927 a diplomatic activity.

Roosevelt's praise did not make Pierce blind. He knew very well that the United States had quickly emerged from the trough of war failure and even entered a period of rapid development after the war. The resilience of the US economy, on the one hand, was due to its rich natural resources, including population base and educational foundation, and on the other hand, Europe and the United States jointly imposed sanctions on Japan, which greatly increased trade exchanges between European countries and the United States.

In his subsequent speech, Pierce used gorgeous words to praise the Americans' tenacious qualities of becoming more and more courageous during the war and the valuable spirit of indomitableness after the defeat in the war, and hinted that Americans should firmly defend the powerful position that has been gradually established in the Pacific region over the past century.

Both leaders received warm applause responses, but how many of these words were empty talk and how many were slanderous. During the meal, Roosevelt casually asked Pierce about the progress of developing rockets and jets in Ireland. Pierce replied: "There is no doubt that rocket technology will lead a whole new era. You can imagine that if we just sit in Limerick and press a button, those rockets with a whole ton of strong explosives can fly over thousands of kilometers. We will no longer be troubled by the death or capture of pilots, and the cost of rockets is not much more expensive than the large bombers in service!"

Roosevelt's reaction was relatively calm: "It's really enviable to have this new weapon. Unfortunately, the vast Pacific Ocean often calculates distances for more than a thousand kilometers, and the United States is still in its infancy in rocket technology!"

After drinking half a glass of red wine, Pierce pretended to be proud: "As long as there is sufficient manpower and material investment, nothing is a problem!"

"Of course!" Roosevelt asked, holding a wine glass without drinking, "Listen to our experts, jets will also lead a new era of aviation?"

"Maybe!" Pierce shrugged and lowered his voice, "We now have two new epoch-making aircraft that have entered the late stage of the test phase, one using a rocket engine and the other using a jet engine. Judging from the current situation, the former's test progress is relatively fast and is expected to be put into service in 1943, while the latter involves relatively complex technologies. We have lost a test aircraft. I hope it will be successfully put into service before 1944!"

"Ireland's aviation technology is indeed the world-leading. In my opinion, it even surpasses Germany in some cutting-edge technologies!" Roosevelt praised it while asking tentatively: "Does our two countries have the feasibility of jointly developing these new equipment in the research and development of these new equipment?"

"That..." Pierce smiled, "You also know that Ireland has always been a separation of military and political affairs, and the government must not interfere with the specific affairs of the army. I am not able to answer you directly now! However, I think this can be included in the topic of our next meeting. At that time, I will wait for your arrival in Limerick!"

"Then it's a matter of determination!" Roosevelt responded readily.

The topic was already open, and Pierce seized the opportunity: "By the way, when it comes to weapon technology, I heard... the United States is vigorously developing a weapon with extremely amazing power, which is said to be epoch-making?"

"Oh? I wonder where the Prime Minister heard this news?" Roosevelt asked in a hurry.

"That..." Pierce smiled, "I heard a foreign friend talk about it during the National League Council last month. He was very careless and felt that no weapons could replace the army!"

"Is that right?" Roosevelt frowned slightly, obviously thinking about the other party's intention.

"I also heard that this weapon uses nuclear transformation technology, and as early as the 1920s, many physics experts had conducted theoretical discussions!"

"Maybe I'm ignorant, I've never heard of this!" Roosevelt said without hesitation, but the little concern in his eyes made Pierce see the reason.

Pierce said with a false regret: "Oh! I was still considering using Irish rockets, jet engines or guided bombs in exchange to share the new weapons plan of the US government!"

Roosevelt smiled and said, "Yes, it's a pity that this is just a rumor! However, the U.S. ultra-long-range bomber technology and light airborne radar technology may be what Ireland hopes to share?"

"Is that right?" Pierce smiled, leaned close to Roosevelt's ear, and said in a scent, "Maybe the President has not yet received the news that Ireland's first practical carrier-based aircraft early warning radar has been put into service."
Chapter completed!