When Alphonse gets carried away with refactoring, Jasper reins in his excess enthusiasm with a timely reminder about the necessity of testing. Ouch! In the winter of 1943 and the spring of 1944, the U.S. spy satellites watched as the Axis powers assembled a huge armada on Africa's west coast. While the Americans kept close tabs on this build-up and the related scouting missions, the Axis scouts were paying a lot of attention to the Yucatan peninsula. Their intent was obvious: The Axis powers were planning a major invasion of Mexico, probably in the hopes of establishing a base from which to directly assault the heartland of the U.S. General MacArthur smiled as he perused the endless flow of satellite photos and intelligence reports. The enemy's straightforward actions told him that they had no knowledge of the eyes that were watching from above. And if they didn't know about the orbiting cameras, they certainly didn't know that Von Braun's missiles could deliver atomic fire anywhere in the world. MacArthur's smile widened. The options were endless! He didn't know what he would do next, but he'd think of something.
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