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U.S. Space Command to bring commercial firms into classified wargame on nuclear threats in space

Speaking Jan. 28 at the SpaceCom Space Mobility conference, Whiting said the idea for a commercially integrated tabletop ...
News24

Nuclear Explosion in Space: Can a nuclear bomb really detonate beyond Earth? Here’s how it would be different

Instead, high-energy radiation and electromagnetic pulses dominate, posing serious risks to satellites, spacecraft, and ...
Yahoo

An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Those are ...
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US firms to conduct game-changing nuclear tests in space: 'We're laying the groundwork for a future'

Nuclear power has been a part of space travel since the 1960s. Now, two American firms are poised to advance the energy source's final frontier potential with small reactors that can power ...