Because rocket launches are politically problematic as is. That’s why the US launches from Cape Canaveral (avoids all land), and Russia launches from Baikonur

Because rocket launches are politically problematic as is. That’s why the US launches from Cape Canaveral (avoids all land), and Russia launches from Baikonur in Kazakhstan (avoids Chinese airspace). Now imagine not only launching rockets, but nuclear rockets. ”Hello Mr Putin, yeah the rocket we’ve launched, it only contains nuclear waste, not nuclear weapons, we promise!”