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199953 minGdocumentary

6.1/ 10(6 ratings)• TMDB

Nukes in Space

199953 minGdocumentary

6.1/ 10(6 ratings)• TMDB

U.S. nuclear tests in space and the development of military intercontinental ballistic missiles are examined in this 1999 documentary.

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U.S. nuclear tests in space and the development of military intercontinental ballistic missiles are examined in this 1999 documentary.

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Peter Kuran

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William Shatner

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U.S. nuclear tests in space, and the development of the military intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

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