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A nuclear weapon detonated in area might damage numerous satellite systems, however there hasn’t been a simple method to discover one.
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When the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Deep Space Treaty in 1967, both countries concurred not to put nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass damage in orbit around Earth. Particularly, Article IV of the treaty was created to keep the Cold War’s nuclear arms race from extending into area– an objective both superpowers shared.
The issue, then and now, is that neither side has ever had a reputable method to validate that the other is keeping its word.
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Sharmila Kuthunur is an independent area reporter based in Bengaluru, India. Her work has actually likewise appeared in Scientific American, Science,Astronomyand Space.com, to name a few publications. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston. Follow her on BlueSky @skuthunur.bsky.social
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