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It's easier and more straightforward to do nuclear detonation sensing than maintain a properly-synchronized network of orbiting atomic clocks. If the NUDET sen
by ISL 13y ago
It's easier and more straightforward to do nuclear detonation sensing than maintain a properly-synchronized network of orbiting atomic clocks.
If the NUDET sensor is a standard package, military-sponsored satellites may have them bolted on as a matter of course.
- dfc 13y agoEach bird has redundant cesium clocks. It would be interesting to know if they also include redundant NUDET sensors.