So Groves immediately picked up the phone and called Oppenheimer. Half an hour later, as soon as Oppenheimer entered the office, Groves asked.
"Robert, is there any progress in our plan? I mean the actual progress."
"Since Wu joined, we have made some breakthroughs in key issues. We are currently further improving the theoretical design. I have reason to believe that we can conduct an experiment by April next year at the latest..."
As soon as Oppenheimer finished speaking, Groves said loudly.
"Damn it, New York may have been destroyed by the German atomic bomb by then!"
"What?"
The general's words puzzled Oppenheimer.
"German atomic bomb? According to the intelligence we have obtained before, they seem to have given up the research on atomic bombs and turned to the research on atomic reactors that can generate electricity. General, is this a mistake?"
General Graves raised the intelligence in his hand and said.
"Intelligence can lie, but supplies can't. The whereabouts of the German uranium are unknown. It disappeared in Cologne, a full 1,100 tons. Those uraniums are all high-grade New Kolobwe uranium ore. Why did they disappear for no reason? Robert."
The general's question made Oppenheimer's eyes slightly open, and he murmured:
"How is this possible? How can they surpass us? This doesn't seem reasonable, General, I think, I think..."
Before he finished speaking, Graves said.
"Okay, Robert, you must speed up the research and development work. I will rush to Washington immediately to remedy this as soon as possible. Damn Germans, they must have gotten ahead of us..."
A few hours later, Graves, who flew to Washington, went directly into the President's Oval Office. After reporting to the President that the Germans might have invented the atomic bomb first, Graves said.
"Mr. President, I think it's time to implement the remedial plan."
Roosevelt, sitting in a wheelchair, was silent for a moment, then said.
"Yes, I think so too. At the same time, Ike must be told to attack Germany immediately without any hesitation. After all, we can't afford to delay. By the way..."
Looking up at Graves, Roosevelt asked back.
"General, do the Germans have the ability to send atomic bombs to the United States?"
"Mr. President, who knows?"
General Graves said.
"In the past days, the Germans have been bombing London with their V2 missiles. Maybe they have something more powerful, or even a larger missile, that can fly directly from Germany to the United States. So, we must completely resolve this threat before they bomb us with atomic bombs."
The reason for this is that during the war, the Germans can always come up with a lot of secret weapons that make people shine.
Since they can make V1 missiles and V2 missiles, it is natural to make a big guy that can launch farther.
If there is a big guy that can launch an atomic bomb to the United States, it will be all over. In any case, this possibility must be completely eliminated.
"Okay, General, I agree with this judgment!"
Roosevelt nodded and said.
"Execute the plan! We must completely eliminate the threat!"
Soon, the Strategic Intelligence Agency received a direct order from the White House, ordering them to implement the threat elimination plan-as early as a few years ago, they had planned to assassinate German physicist Werner Heisenberg to prevent him from making atomic bombs for the Nazis. After all, he was the most important leader of the German atomic weapons program.
Although the assassination may bring unimaginable losses to the scientific community, the United States still chose a simple and crude method in the face of the threat-directly eliminate the threat!
So the British intelligence agency immediately sent a raiding team to infiltrate Germany to carry out the assassination mission. At the same time, Eisenhower in Verdun also ordered the US military to intensify the offensive to break through the Siegfried Line as soon as possible, and directly told him in the telegram that he should do it at all costs. So, under the direct urging of the White House, the Allied forces on the Western Front had to really fight for their lives.
A few days later, Werner Heisenberg was attacked by British agents on his way home from the laboratory and was shot dead.
At the same time, several physicists were also attacked, all of whom were physicists who might be involved in the German atomic bomb development plan. In order to eliminate the threat, physical elimination is undoubtedly the simplest and most effective way.
What was the German response to such an attack?
In Germany, which was in turmoil, not many high-level officials cared about the lives of those physicists. However, the assassination of Werner Heisenberg and a dozen scientists shocked the entire German scientific community, making them realize the true cruel side of war, and also aroused a certain fear of the Allies.
The development of history is often so strange. A seemingly insignificant thing is likely to have various effects...