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The Pentagon wants to launch a nuclear thermal rocket in 4 years

ICTURE THIS: WORLD WAR III IS JUST hours away. In the cold vastness of space, enemy robotic spacecraft are slowly adjusting their orbits and preparing to launch a surprise attack on the US’s fleet of satellites. The uncrewed craft, with robotic arms strong enough to disable a satellite, are creeping up on American spacecraft, about to deal a knockout blow to the US military.

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