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In 1929, the German physicist [[Hermann Oberth]] developed plans for a space station from which a 100-metre-wide concave mirror could be used to reflect ...rl=https://books.google.com/books?id=30kEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78|title=The German Space Mirror|journal = [[Life Magazine]]|page=78}}</ref> ...

*[[Russia–United States relations]], [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction]] ...rs.com/world/kremlin-dismisses-us-warning-about-russian-nuclear-capability-space-2024-02-15/ (Reuters)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congressional-i ...

...ves a country using its advantage in [[technology]] to create and deploy [[weapons]] of sufficient power and numbers so as to overawe or beggar its opponents, ...First Essential of Airpower: The Case for Air Force Laboratories," ''Air & Space Power Journal'', Maj Daniel E. Bullock, 9/29/1999</ref> ...

*[[Russia–United States relations]], [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction]] ...ph.co.uk/news/2024/02/14/russia-is-preparing-to-launch-nuclear-weapon-into-space/ (''The Telegraph'')] ...

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...ration]] and military use of space, where hypervelocity impacts (e.g. by [[space debris]] or an attacking [[projectile]]) can result in anything from minor ...the intrinsic unpredictability of the timing and trajectories of meteors, space capsules are prime data gathering opportunities for the study of thermal pr ...

...]]'' series, ''[[Civilization (computer game)|Civilization]]'' series, ''[[Space Empires]]'' series). ...aster when supported by the right buildings (see game manuals). In the ''[[Space Empires]]'' series (1993 onwards) and in ''[[Ascendancy (computer game)|Asc ...

...day flights at Manchester Airport.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Selection of weapons collected by security officers at an airport]] ...ment]], [[self-defense]], [[war]]fare, or [[suicide]]. In broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a tactical, strategic, ma ...

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...Weapons Convention]] and the [[Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webb |first1=Amy |title=The Next Pandemic Could S ...ions of dollars developing rocket technology which could carry humans into space (and even eventually to the [[Moon]]). The development of this peaceful roc ...

...|fission reactors]] were developed as well, though they were primarily for weapons manufacture and did not generate electricity. == Nuclear weapons == ...

...h as a [[vibrating-sample magnetometer]]), the sample is suspended in free space between two poles of an electromagnet. Because of this, a [[demagnetizing f [[Micromagnetics]] simulations attempt to capture and explain in detail the space and time aspects of interacting magnetic domains, often based on the [[Land ...

...' is the design, development, testing and lifecycle management of military weapons and systems. It draws on the knowledge of several traditional engineering d ...ronze Age]] as they learned to smelt copper into an alloy with tin to make weapons. In Asia where copper-tin ores are rare, this development was delayed until ...

...warfare) that has later came to Earth and are replicating, destroying all weapons, modern technology and software, leaving living organisms (as there were no ...[Mars]] to an asteroid that has been led into orbit around the planet. The space elevator speeds travel of people and materials between Earth and Mars, but ...

...dioisotope thermoelectric generator]]s (RTGs) and [[Nuclear power in space|space nuclear reactor]]s flown during the 1960s by [[NASA]]. ...ef name="PowerSpace">{{Cite web |title=Survey of Electric Power Plants for Space Applications |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/196 ...

...s from smoke detectors to nuclear reactors, and from gun sights to nuclear weapons. ...ve space exploration and the study of natural phenomena occurring in outer space. ...

...ult/files/TRL_Handbook.pdf |title=Technology Readiness Levels Handbook for Space Applications |edition=1 revision 6 |date=September 2008 |publisher=[[ESA]] ...ale gradually diminished as its usage spread outside its original context (space programs)".<ref name="NASA to EU" /> ...

...lumbia launching.jpg|thumb|320px|Control systems play a critical role in [[space flight]].]] ...nd 1980s. Applications of control methodology have helped to make possible space travel and communication satellites, safer and more efficient aircraft, cle ...

...ideas is a core concern of science policy. Science policy topics include [[weapons development]], [[health care]] and [[environmental monitoring]]. ...first1=Elizabeth|last2=April 30|first2=Space com Contributor {{!}}|website=Space.com|access-date=2019-02-08|last3=ET|first3=2015 12:46am|date=30 April 2015} ...

...ing [[railgun]]s to [[linear motor]]s (for space launches) to a variety of weapons designs. Industrial designs of 10 MJ were introduced for a variety of roles ...h-limited unipolar induction in the solar wind]" (1975) ''Astrophysics and Space Science', vol. 36, Aug. 1975, pp. 177&ndash;204.</ref> [[sunspot]]s,<ref>Ya ...