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Scientists propose method to detect nuclear weapons in orbit amid Kosmos-2553 fears
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nuclear weapons in orbit but contains no verification mechanism, leaving the international community reliant on trust and intelligence. Russia's 2022 launch of Kosmos-2553 into a roughly 2,000 km orbit has raised alarm among US officials, who suspect it may be a test platform for an anti-satellite weapon carrying a nuclear payload. Scientists are now proposing new detection methods to determine whether nuclear arms are already deployed in space.
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