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What is the space-based nuclear weapon the US says Russia is developing? - explainer
It is unclear why Russia would need to use nuclear weapons to destroy a satellite. The New York Times said the United States cannot counter such a weapon.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by head of the Roscosmos space corporation Yuri Borisov, visits the centre of the Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" in Korolyov outside Moscow, Russia, October 26, 2023.
(photo credit:
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FEBRUARY 15, 2024 15:33
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FEBRUARY 15, 2024 21:14
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