Nuclear War in Space

18/06/2024 25 min Episodio 30
Nuclear War in Space

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Episode Synopsis

On 21st May, the Pentagon said that Russia had launched an anti-satellite weapon into space. This followed the February announcement that US intelligence believed that Moscow was developing a weapon of mass destruction or nuclear weapon to be used in space against foreign satellites.
Do these threats usher in a new space race and what could that mean for the future of warfare, security, and the access and usage of space?