The United States has accused China of conducting secret nuclear tests, according to NPR, raising concerns about the development of new nuclear warheads for hypersonic weapons. This announcement comes amid other significant developments, including the ongoing 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, potential airport delays due to a looming government shutdown, and a fluid dynamics experiment conducted in zero gravity.
The U.S. claim, reported by NPR, suggests China may be developing new nuclear warheads for its hypersonic weapons. The article included a photo of a DF-17 road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile during a military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025.
Meanwhile, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan are underway, with athletes facing both athletic challenges and personal drama. According to Vox, the games have already seen "credit card theft, penis injections, and other weird scandals." Speedskater Jordan Stolz, a seven-time world champion, set a new Olympic record in the 1,000-meter competition, as reported by Time. Stolz admitted he was nervous during the race, highlighting the pressure of the event.
Adding to the news, a potential government shutdown could lead to significant disruptions, particularly for air travelers. Time reported that a partial shutdown could shutter the Department of Homeland Security, potentially leaving TSA officers unpaid. "A lack of funding and predictability of resourcing will pose significant challenges to our ability to deliver transportation security with the level of excellence we expect and Americans deserve," said Ha Nguyen McNeill, the acting TSA administrator, according to Time.
In other scientific news, physicists from the University of Amsterdam launched a fluid dynamics experiment on a sounding rocket, as reported by Phys.org. The suborbital rocket reached an altitude of 267 km, providing a zero-gravity environment to study the behavior of soft matter.
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