Mayer hesitated. "No," he said. "We'll keep Nick informed but he ought
to remain where he is. We'll still want our men in the basic positions
of power after we've won."
"He might get hurt," Gunther scowled. "They might get him too, and we've
only got six team members left now."
"Nonsense, Nick Rykov can take care of himself."
Jerry Kennedy was upset. "Are you sure about this war, chief? Isn't a
conflict of this size apt to hold up our overall plans?"
"Of course not," Mayer scoffed. "Man makes his greatest progress under
pressure. A major war will unite the nations of both the western
continent and this one as nothing else could. Both will push their
development to the utmost."
He added thoughtfully, "Which reminds me. It might be a good idea for
us to begin accumulating interests in such industries as will be
effected by a war economy."