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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
Original: Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reactors-moon
The United States and other major powers are competing to deploy nuclear reactors on the Moon, according to a New York Times report. The push is framed as both an energy solution for sustained lunar presence and a matter of geopolitical standing in the new space race, drawing attention to how nuclear power could shape claims over lunar territory and resources.
Why now: Renewed great-power competition over lunar exploration has made plans for Moon-based nuclear reactors a topical geopolitical story.
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- Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reactors-moon.html # Space # Politics # Energy · nyt_politics@robot.villas · 5
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