Are there nuclear weapons hidden in space? Why a 60-year ban on space nukes has been impossible to enforce
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When the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, both nations agreed not to place nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit around Earth. Specifically, Article IV of the treaty was designed to keep the Cold War's nuclear arms race from extending into space — a goal both superpowers shared. The problem, then and now, is that neither side has ever had a reliable way to confirm that the other is keeping its word. After nearly 60 years of uncert
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