User blog comment:KennyChief/S.H.I.E.L.D. is a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT organization, not International./@comment-6127681-20151013043349/@comment-6127681-20151014000624

Plus, here's another thing you're forgetting: HYDRA was the Nazi special weapons division. That means that all war research conducted by the Reich likely had at least some HYDRA involvement. Where did the StG-44 come from? ANOTHER Nazi special weapons division? In the MCU, why would anyone else other than HYDRA be given control over the Peenemunde rocket facilities or the Norwegian heavy water plants? It doesn't make sense from a logistical perspective. Who else other than the special weapons division design the Horten Ho 229 that that very same division used (the Valkyrie). Who else would design the Focke-Wulf Triebflugel that HYDRA used? What other purpose is there in HAVING a special weapons division if you don't nationalize those manufacturing companies and put them under HYDRA's control? That in itself is solid reasoning. But then you have to realize... If they're making StG-44s, why would HYDRA provide them to the Reich, their enemies? Why would Focke-Wulf continue to make planes for the Nazis? It's Warfare 101: don't build stuff for your enemies. Not even, it's warfare pre-school.