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Nuclear weapons in space proposed for missile defense

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An early proposal for a ballistic missile defense shield involved detonating nuclear weapons in space. The resulting energy would then be directed using a novel laser system. This concept, deemed dangerous, inefficient, and impractical, was part of historical discussions on space-based defense. AI

RANK_REASON The content discusses a historical, impractical, and dangerous proposal related to space warfare, fitting the 'meme' category due to its lack of current relevance or factual basis as a viable technology.

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Nuclear weapons in space proposed for missile defense

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · villebooks ·

    # watch 📲 An early proposal for the panacea - that is a ballistic missile defence shield - was to detonate # nuclear # weapons in # space and direct the resulti

    # watch 📲 An early proposal for the panacea - that is a ballistic missile defence shield - was to detonate # nuclear # weapons in # space and direct the resulting # energy using a novel form of # laser The idea was dangerous, inefficient and utterly impractical - - - which should…

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