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Kosmos 1379

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Kosmos 1379 was a low orbit 'combat' satellite which was used by the Soviet Union on 18th June 1982 as part of a 'seven hour nuclear war'. Kosmos 1379 shot down Kosmos 1375 as a demonstration of Soviet anti-satellite capability.[1]

  1. ^ Rhodes, Richard, Arsensals of Folly: The Making of Nuclear Arms Race, (London: Pocket Books, 2009), 152-154.
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