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"Nukes
in Space" provides an interesting overview
of the development of the military space program of
missiles and space-based nuclear weapons testing with
spectacular, never-before-seen images.
Starting
with the V-1 and V-2, this film takes you through
missile development of ICBM's with nuclear warheads,
the Cuban Missile Crisis through anti-ballistic missile
systems and what implications the they hold for the
future of our nation's security.
During
the heart of the Cold War, the United States and
the former Soviet Union launched and detonated a combined
total of over 20 thermo nuclear weapons in the upper
atmosphere and near space region of earth in an effort
to test the effects of launching an offense as well
as countering an offense. Even during the Cuban Missile
Crisis!
Almost
unknown to the public, much of the information on
theses tests has been kept secret for over 35 years
until recently, when newly declassified test footage
and secret government documents obtained from both
countries reveals everything from the ICBM to outer
space testing to ABM.
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