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Aside from business rivalries, no one would believe there wasn't some personal grudge involved.

However, this matter had nothing to do with Josh, and he didn't intend to remind him.

But Josie wouldn't let bygones be bygones when Calvin brought up Whitney's insults.

Isn't it just nuclear weapons research data?

He has the whole set!

Yuri is there.

Let alone the first generation of atomic bombs.

The second generation of hydrogen bombs and three-phase bombs.

Third-generation neutron bombs and electromagnetic pulse bombs.

Even fourth-generation nuclear directed energy weapons, are they really that big of a deal?

“If you are worried that the research process of nuclear weapons will be delayed, then there is no need to worry!” Just as the other council members were discussing this matter, Josie spoke up.

"Oh? What brilliant idea do you have, Josie?" Calvin asked provocatively.

"Have you forgotten the superweapon that Schmidt was researching before he died?" Josie raised an eyebrow.

“Of course I know, but it’s not finished yet, is it? And according to the intelligence we’ve received, that thing requires the Tesseract!” Thomas said after hearing Josie’s words.

"Although it may sound like I'm bragging, I can tell you that my research institute has a few capable people. After obtaining the super weapon data left by Schmidt, they deduced it and have already achieved tangible results... It's just that due to industrial limitations, they can't turn it into a physical product!" Josie smiled and pinned the blame for developing the nuclear weapon data on Red Skull.

Whether these people believe it or not is none of Josie's business. In any case, the nuclear bomb data he has is genuine, and it won't matter even if Red Skull or Zola comes out to deny it.

Chapter 112 Return to Europe

The Council of Nine was completely unprepared for Josie to possess complete nuclear weapons technology, and Calvin Chadwick, who had originally intended to use this to put Josie in a difficult position, looked extremely displeased.

Because the Manhattan Project is a super weapon with lethal deterrent power not only for the United States and the world, but also for the forces behind the council members involved in the project, including the Etherdan Group, it represents the allocation of resources within Hydra.

Previously, Etherdan Energy Group had benefited from its important position in the Manhattan Project, receiving considerable support and preferential treatment from within the organization.

However, now that Josh has been provoked by him, he has directly released the complete technical data chain. Although it may not cause the organization to recoup its previous investment, there will definitely be no more subsequent resource allocation.

This move was truly a case of shooting oneself in the foot for Calvin.

All I could do was hold onto a last hope in my heart that Josie was just bragging.

But the next day, as a truckload of paper documents was delivered to a research institute under a council in New York for verification by scientists from the council, Calvin's last glimmer of hope was completely shattered.

Yes, a whole truckload... although in later generations, the principles of the atomic bomb were considered physics knowledge that even high school students could understand.

However, theory is just theory; the actual detailed manufacturing process remains an extremely complex matter.

So even though they used a truck to transport the documents, Yuri had already deliberately streamlined the process.

Moreover, if Yuri hadn't already assembled a relatively basic supercomputer and begun storing the almost endless knowledge in his mind into it, it would have been impossible to prepare such complete data in just one day.

However, once the information is handed over to the council, how the council will pass it on to the military is not something Josie needs to worry about.

As for whether helping the United States develop an atomic bomb ahead of schedule would make the world more unstable, Josie wasn't worried.

Just send a copy to the Russian side later.

As long as the two poles are in balance, this war will be difficult to start.

The detailed design data of the atomic bomb also brought Josie great prestige in the council.

With a wave of his hand, Thomas and the other members of the council transferred a large amount of Hydra’s public property and resources in Illinois and Europe to Josie’s jurisdiction.

Goodness, there are more than a dozen top-tier research institutes alone.

There are dozens of enterprises and factories of various types.

The funds and personnel are countless.

Although these resources were only entrusted to Josie for management and were not given to him directly, they were still of great help to Josie.

In particular, the funds allocated to Josie by the council for the original European trip increased from 500 million to 1 billion... This is an absolutely terrifying number. You have to know that during World War II, the total amount of resources provided by the United States to the Allies through the Lend-Lease Act was only 50 billion, averaging more than 10 billion a year.

The total cost of the Manhattan Project was only a little over two billion dollars.

In addition, there are several shipping companies, hundreds of free-floating vessels, and the right to allocate corresponding supplies.

This demonstrates just how formidable the resources the council possesses.

To be honest, Josie was very surprised by the council's generosity.

However, he also knew that precisely because these resources were so numerous, as long as the person in charge wasn't an idiot, it was unlikely to cause too much damage.

Even if there are losses, it won't be a crippling blow to the board of directors of the large conglomerate that controls four—no, now five.

Therefore, the council's large-scale undertaking is, to some extent, a test.

If Josie can make good use of these resources during this trip to Europe and bring substantial benefits to the council, then his position as a council member can be truly secured.

Otherwise, he'll be prepared to become a mascot, just like Calvin, who seems to have a high status but is actually semi-marginalized.

However, this time, Josie was not the only member of the council traveling to Europe; he was accompanied by Hugh Jones, the head of the Roxon Group.

They were just waiting for Christmas to pass before they set off for Europe.

Margot, while understanding that Josie had only been back in the US for a little over two months before going to Europe again, was still somewhat dissatisfied.

She actually wanted to go to Europe with them, but unfortunately her two children were too young to travel far.

After all, the medical and sanitary conditions of that time were incomparable to those of later generations. Two-month-old babies were too fragile, and even a little bit of acclimatization issues could take their lives.

So in the end, Margot could only vent her dissatisfaction by intensely exploiting Josie after she had recovered.

"Wow, London has changed so much in just two months!" Josie exclaimed as she sat in a luxurious Bentley on a London street, looking at the bustling streets of the city.

Just like last time, Josie arrived in England by plane, while Hugh Jones, who wanted a more comfortable trip, is now on an ocean liner, drifting on the Atlantic Ocean with a fleet of cargo ships.

However, this time Josh didn't squeeze onto the plane with the others.

For convenience, Josie directly misused public resources, utilizing the council's resources and his own good personal relationship with the Army Department, to purchase a C-69 strategic transport aircraft from the Army Air Corps.

This was a strategic transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Lockheed in the later stages of World War II. Its range was even greater than that of the famous B-29 bomber, reaching an astonishing 7400 kilometers for that era, and it was highly valued by the military.

However, this aircraft did not fly until the end of 43, and the first one was not officially delivered until 44.

By the end of World War II, only 22 of the army's more than 200 aircraft orders had been delivered.

Therefore, some are not well-known.

However, during the late 50s, particularly the South Vietnamese War, the successor to this aircraft was procured in large quantities as an early warning aircraft, a dedicated electronic intelligence aircraft, and served as an airborne radio relay, weather reconnaissance, and conventional troop transport aircraft. It was used until the 80s when it was phased out.

Its reliability is evident.

Incidentally, in the original timeline, this aircraft was developed at the request of Howard Hughes, a major shareholder of Trans World Airlines.

In this world, it was developed with the assistance of Howard Stark.

As for whether Josh will get involved in aerospace in the future... well, he had thought about it before, but not anymore.

Because two of the five consortia controlled by the council are major shareholders of Lockheed...

“It’s normal. Now that the war has officially ended, most of the soldiers, except for a small number of occupying troops, have naturally gone home. In addition, with the full resumption of overseas shipping routes, things are naturally starting to prosper. It’s just that family relationships are a bit strained.” The middle-aged man sitting next to Josie, who was very respectful, said with a hint of mockery as he looked at a couple arguing in front of an apartment building by the roadside.

This middle-aged man is named John Habermann. He is ostensibly a British citizen, but is actually of Bavarian descent.

He was once a double agent sent to Britain by Mustache and Hydra, holding a high position.

However, with the death of Mustache and the incorporation of Bavaria into Austria, he naturally lost his original mission.

Originally, when the war ended, this guy was planning to pack up and run away, but Ophelia came knocking on his door, and like other Hydra branches in Europe, he was brought under Josie's command.

Because he already had a certain social standing in the UK, he became Lyndon's subordinate as the head of Josie's Kahn Group in the UK, while serving as the top manager of Hydra in the UK.

Whether it's Germany, Hydra, or even Austria now, Britain is a competitor—despite its previous support for the return to the Eagle's Nest and the coups in Bavaria and Austria.

But the main reason was that Britain was too eager to end the war.

Now that the war is over, Britain has begun to turn its back on its promises, stating on several Allied conferences that Bavaria and Austria also committed numerous crimes during the war and should pay a price for them, and that Bavaria and Austria should not be merged!

Furthermore, the biggest obstacle to Austria's attempt to gain the status of a victorious nation was Britain.

The situation in France was similar; during the two months that José was away, a new French Constituent Assembly had already been elected.

Although de Gaulle continued to serve as the leader of the provisional government, he had actually begun to be deliberately marginalized.

Apart from the French occupation forces in Germany, this last French man had effectively lost control of the situation in France.

Meanwhile, French politicians have begun to collude with the British and are subtly targeting Austria.

Fortunately, the United States also did not want to see Western Europe become a monolithic bloc, especially not Britain and France. In addition, it also had to face the threat from Russia. Therefore, although it did not support Austria's status as a victorious nation, it also opposed the sanctions proposed by Britain and France against Austria, as well as the division of Bavaria and Austria.

Therefore, the current internal situation within the Allied forces is also very delicate.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange if John Haberman, who had been engaged in underground struggles with the British since the beginning of the war, had a good attitude towards Britain.

So what if they were victorious nations? Their rear areas were still ravaged into chaos.

In recent months, town halls across Britain have been filled with returning soldiers lining up to get divorced.

Couples arguing can be seen on the streets every day.

There's no way around it; many British women and American soldiers have gone too far, resulting in a huge number of pregnancies.