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Why could a Russian nuclear weapon in space be so devastating?

Russia launched its Soyuz-2-1v rocket earlier this month. Two prevailing theories suggest developing an ASAT capability that is either nuclear-armed or nuclear-powered In 1962, the USA conducted the largest nuclear test in space. The effects were far more devastating than the Pentagon had imagined and led to a treaty banning the deployment of nuclear weapons… Read More »