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The Security Threat Hundreds of Miles Above Our Heads

The Security Threat Hundreds of Miles Above Our Heads

The Opinions
Dec 10, 2024 12 min
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<p>What would happen if a nuclear weapon detonated in space, destroying the satellites that make so much of our digital existence — and our national security — possible? In this episode, William Hennigan, the lead writer for Times Opinion’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/10/opinion/nuclear-weapons-nytimes.html" target="_blank">At the Brink</a> series, speaks with the man whose job is to make sure that never happens.</p><p><strong>Thoughts?</strong> Email us at <a href="mailto:theopinions@nytimes.com" target="_blank">theopinions@nytimes.com</a>.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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