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From: DIETZ@RUTGERS.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Soviet Nuclear Powered Radar Satellites
Message-ID: <12994@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 07:57:11 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 30 07:57:11 1984
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought th Soviet nuclear radar satellites
use a nuclear reactor fueled with pure U-235, generating electricity
by thermionic emission.

Doesn't the US have a (dormant) SNAP reactor in earth orbit?
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