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Space Threats Episode 5: High-Altitude Nuclear Detonation Weapons

Space Systems Command

Sept. 10, 2024 | 1:55

HIGH-ALTITUDE NUCLEAR DETONATION WEAPONS
Space Threats Episode 5 of 6-part series.

Modern-day Space Threats Are Real—and Here. Unfortunately, these Space Threats are no longer Science Fiction—they're NOW Science Fact. Everyday, we secure our Nation’s interests in, from, and to Space. Discover More About Space Threats...

Could an adversary launch a nuclear weapon and detonate it at a high altitude, creating a radiation burst that destroys all the satellites in its wake? Unfortunately, this science fiction scenario is science fact in today’s era of Great Power Competition. Deterring catastrophic threats like these are why the #SpaceForce was created five years ago and is the subject of the fifth episode in Space Systems Command's animated video series on space threats. #USSF5 #SpaceThreats