O armă nucleară ar putea fi ascunsă ani întregi într-un satelit. Cum ar putea fi descoperită de pe orbită • Newsweek România

A physicist from MIT suggests a new method to detect hidden nuclear weapons in satellites using specialized detectors. The proposed CubeSat-sized detector could identify unusual neutron signatures indicating the presence of a nuclear warhead from a distance of about 4 kilometers. This detection method relies on natural radiation from the Van Allen belts, which interacts with materials in a potential nuclear weapon. The urgency for such detection has increased due to concerns over Russia's alleged development of anti-satellite nuclear weapons. However, implementing this detection system poses significant political challenges, as it may be perceived as espionage by the targeted state.