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US military ends program tracking nuclear missile launches
Original: US military ends long-running program to spot nuclear missile launches
The US military has shut down a long-running program used to detect nuclear missile launches, Ars Technica reports. The program, part of the Pentagon's early-warning efforts, monitored for ballistic missile launches. Details on why it was ended and what will replace its detection capability have not been provided, drawing attention from defense observers concerned about gaps in nuclear early-warning coverage.
Why now: Readers are concerned about potential gaps in US early-warning coverage for nuclear missile launches.
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