US Space Force to test Minuteman III missile tonight as nuclear deterrent
The US Space Force was set to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental missile on election night — testing America’s ...
Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving its navy a global reach.
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NATO Must Respond to the Russian Nuclear Threat in Space
The United States must reestablish a credible nuclear deterrence in space by building on the same foundation of deterrence ...
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The race to commercialise nuclear-powered batteries
Due to the fact that the radioisotopes used to power nuclear batteries are generally produced in nuclear reactors, ...
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USNC files for bankruptcy
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows USNC operational continuity to maintain its projects - including the deployment of micro ...
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Bind Russia to a new arms control treaty to ban nuclear weapons in space
Imagine strolling down the streets on a peaceful night in Honolulu and breathing in the fresh salt sea air. Feel the tiny detonation of air pressure as an orange glow lights up the cloud cover far ...
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When you combine AI and nuclear power, the results can be catastrophic
Big tech needs to find more energy-efficient ways to run AI data centers, and direct their major energy investments, along with the government, to clean renewable energy that doesn’t make our ...
Space Force’s Nuclear Protection Wing Has a Robot Dog Named Chappie
The Space Force calls the robot dog a quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle or QUGV. But readers will recognize it as the kind of Boston Dynamics-style robot dog drone. There are a dozen different ...
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European Space Agency explores nuclear propulsion
A consortium led by Belgium-based Tractebel (part of France’s Engie) has defined a comprehensive technology roadmap to ...
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What’s really going on with data centers and nuclear?
Recent announcements pairing Big Tech and nuclear energy have hit the news lately. But where did this interest come from, and what does it mean ...
Investment Opportunities In SMRs: The Future Of Nuclear Power
Small modular reactors allow for more scalable and flexible instillation of nuclear power that would allow for wider adoption ...
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Nuclear propulsion system proposed for European space missions
A consortium led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel has completed the European Space Agency-commissioned RocketRoll ...