A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit

First things first

US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.

Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command, delivers a keynote address during the Space Force Association’s 2024 Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Florida, on December 11, 2024. Credit: US Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich

US Space Command is inviting commercial companies to participate in a new series of classified wargames. The first exercise simulated a scenario involving a potential nuclear detonation in orbit.

Gen. Stephen Whiting, the senior officer in charge of Space Command, discussed the new wargame series Tuesday in a discussion hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Space Command is responsible for military activities in space and is separate from the Space Force, which provides the people and equipment to support those operations.

The new wargames, called Apollo Insight, combine military and commercial...

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