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Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space
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Tereza Pultarova
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A new study suggests that a constellation of small 'detector satellites' could identify nuclear weapons deployed in orbit by adversary nations. This technology is being considered in response to concerns about potential space-based nuclear threats to satellite networks like Starlink.
Satellites Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space News By Tereza Pultarova Published 8 July 2026 If a space nuke went off, "we would not only lose the satellites, we would lose entire orbits for a few years."
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