1-megaton nuke in US, NASA's aerodynamic flaw, First crime lab

U.S. government’s declassified documents, concealed for decades, have revealed that one of the country’s major cities would be the first to be obliterated if World War 3 kicks off — it’s Washington, DC.

Titled “General Nuclear War,” the docs disclosed a one-megaton thermonuclear bomb. Its electromagnetic pulse will leave anywhere within 10 to 12 miles from ground zero with no radio, internet, or TV. To find out more, check out today’s Must-Read.

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🚘 1-megaton nuclear bomb could hit this US city if WW3 broke out: Report

A new report reveals that the attack on Washington DC will likely be the start of an Armageddon-like nuclear war. Soon after the nuclear bomb hit the DC, a devastating fireball will likely increase to a mile. Its intense heat will easily explode concrete, evaporate metal, and convert people into combusting carbon.

The radiating heat from the fireball is expected to travel at the speed of light and will ignite everything flammable in its direction. The report also revealed that the structure of the Pentagon may explode into superheated dust after the attack. The 6.5 million sq. ft. office space will be shattered.

The impact of the attack is expected to be so lethal that within 10 to 12 miles from ground zero, no radio, internet, or TV will be operational as the electromagnetic pulse of the bomb will obliterate all the services.

⚡ Room-temperature superconductor claims discredited by official investigation

Chinese scientists have allegedly discovered a major flaw with one of NASA’s main hypersonic aerodynamics modeling software programs. They claim that the Vulcan-CFD software can not accurately model the complex chemistry at high speeds on the hypersonic vehicle’s surface.

Used by NASA’s Langley Research Centre, reliance on it could lead to “inevitably erroneous outcomes,” the team has said. This is especially the case when it comes to simulating high-temperature ablation.

They highlight that when an aircraft’s speed exceeds Mach 5, intense friction with the air generates sizzling temperatures that can ionize air molecules and spark chemical reactions. If not modeled accurately, this could impact the effective development of working hypersonic vehicles.

🧭 Photos show French Sherlock Holmes at world’s 1st police crime lab

A huge collection of over 20,000 glass photographic plates was discovered in a garage in the French city of Lyon in 2005. At the time, the authorities did not have the funds to restore the images.

The financing offered by a local historian in 2017 has helped salvage and digitize more than two-thirds of this collection. This has shed light on the world’s first police crime lab, set up in 1910 by the pioneer of forensic science, Edmond Locard, fondly known as the French Sherlock Holmes.

Images published so far show Locard’s team working with their equipment and conducting experiments. They also reveal how the group socialized and collaborated with international teams. One of the ways they identified people was to catalog body tattoos.

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