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A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It

The Outer Space Treaty bans nuclear weapons in orbit—but we currently have no way to verify that satellites aren't carrying them.
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Arutz Sheva
· Jul 10, 2026
US maintains talks with Iran despite wave of retaliatory strikes
A US official confirms Washington is pursuing technical nuclear talks with Tehran to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon, despite US retaliatory strikes in Iran.
Al Arabiya English
· Jun 23, 2026
IAEA to Inspect Iran’s Nuclear Sites ‘Appropriate Time’
US President Donald Trump says that Iran is wrong about there not being any plans for International Atomic Energy Agency officials to inspect damaged nuclear sites in the country, adding that UN nuclear watchdog inspectors will be on the ground in Iran at the “appropriate time.”
Off The Press
· Jul 10, 2026
Some see Ukraine war’s drone escalation as prelude to nuclear war
The use of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly likely as the Russian and Ukrainian militaries continue to blindly scramble up the escalation ladder through deep strikes into Russia, with alleged involvement from a NATO member country, military analysts warned on Monday. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has accused Latvia of planning to launch []...Click to read more
BRICS News
· Jun 22, 2026
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US President Trump says Iran will agree to "Major Weapons Inspections"
JUST IN: US President Trump says Iran will agree to Major Weapons Inspections to ensure Nuclear Honesty long into the future.@BRICSNews
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Targeted by US Missile
Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Targeted by US Missile
Hindustan Times
· Jul 6, 2026
'Will either make deal, or finish the job': Trump's fresh warning to Iran amid Khamenei funeral
Donald Trump said that the US is going to get the ‘nuclear dust’ and that there will be no nuclear weapons, referring to the Iran-US deal.
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Related coverage for "A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It": Arutz Sheva — US maintains talks with Iran despite wave of retaliatory strikes. Al Arabiya English — IAEA to Inspect Iran’s Nuclear Sites ‘Appropriate Time’. Off The Press — Some see Ukraine war’s drone escalation as prelude to nuclear war. BRICS News — JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US President Trump says Iran will agree to "Major Weapons Inspections". Yemen News Agency - SABA — Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Targeted by US Missile. Hindustan Times — 'Will either make deal, or finish the job': Trump's fresh warning to Iran amid Khamenei funeral