Russian Scientists Against Using Nuclear Weapons to Clear Space Debris

Russian Scientists Against Using Nuclear Weapons to Clear Space Debris Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2016 - The use of nuclear weapons in order to clear space debris is meaningless, said the director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Federation Boris Shustov. "We have brought such a large number of man-made objects into the Earth's orbit that it is possible that in 10-20 years we may lose access to space," the scientist told Sputnik. "Near-Earth space has become so contaminated that t ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russian_Scientists_Against_Using_Nuclear_Weapons_to_Clear_Space_Debris_999.html