You've probably heard about the China spy balloon incident, in which on February 4, 2023, the Department of Defense was forced to fire down a Chinese weather balloon that was carrying a sizable signal intelligence array.

You may be wondering what the big deal is about a weather balloon. It's not just a weather balloon; it's a Chinese weather balloon, and as we all know, China and the US haven't exactly been on the best of terms lately. In addition, spying on the US is only one possible use for it that is by far the least frightening.

However, how may weather balloon technology be used as a weapon? Could Chinese balloons be bringing nuclear weapons to American soil?