The U.S. federal government has been "shut down" for 17 days. According to a notice obtained by the US media on October 17, local time, since available funds will be exhausted on the 18th, the key agency responsible for managing the US nuclear weapons stockpile-The vast majority of civilian staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Energy, will be placed on mandatory leave.

The notice, sent by the National Nuclear Security Administration to members of Congress, stated that as a result, approximately 1400 employees will be forced to take leave and another 375 employees will continue to work. Overall, nearly 80% of the agency's staff will not be working next Monday (20th).

It is understood that the agency does not directly operate U.S. nuclear weapons (a responsibility that is assumed by the Pentagon), but it is responsible forining and updating nuclear warheads, overseeing Navy nuclear propulsion systems, and managing anti-proliferation programs, which are key components of U.S. nuclear capabilities.

House Military Committee Chairman and Republican Mike Rogers and Republican leadership on October 17 accused Democrats of obstructing the Republican-backed temporary allocation bill, leading to the NSA ¡°to have to dismiss 80 percent of its staff,¡± however, a House Military Committee spokesman later clarified that the employees were only temporarily forced off, rather than completely dismissed.

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On September 30, the Senate failed to pass a new provisional allocation bill before the federal government¡¯s funds were exhausted.In the U.S. Eastern Time, the federal government¡¯s time has been ¡°stop¡± for seven years, starting at zero on October 1, which means that, in addition to providing ¡°necessary services¡± government employees, an estimated 750,000 federal employees will be ¡°called off¡±, some public services may be suspended or delayed, and the release of economic data will also be affected.