Russia is at the center of a U.N. debate over banning nuclear weapons in orbit

Get the Full StoryDetonating a nuclear weapon in space would render low-Earth orbit unusable for a certain amount of time, one official says.

Russia went toe to toe with the rest of the world on Monday at the U.N. General Assembly, where officials overwhelmingly condemned Moscow s veto last month of a measure reaffirming that nuclear weapons would not be placed in orbit.

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