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Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit NEW YORK — A study published last week in Nature Astronomy has proposed a new satellite design and technique to detect thermonuclear warheads in space. Funded in part by the United States National Nuclear Security Administration, it’s the first study proposing any technique for identifying orbital warheads in peer-reviewed literature. Today’s satellites can't detect nuclear weapons in orbit. This makes it hard to verify the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which has been signed and ratified by 118 member states of the United Nations and forbids “nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit.” https://spacenews.com/nature-study-identifies-a-new-way-to-spot-nuclear-weapons-in-orbit/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social