
China, Russia float idea for nuclear power on the moon: 'want to upstage the United States'
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Russia and China have discussed ideas for lunar development, aiming to develop a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2035 if they pushed ahead with their plans.
Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
"Russia and China want to upstage the United States by placing a nuclear reactor on the moon first," Koffler said. "Whomever gets it first will dictate the terms of discourse to late comers, and that’s the strategic type threat."
Yuri Borisov, head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, said on Tuesday Russia and China have considered the project, working jointly to determine its viability. Russia provided "nuclear space energy" expertise to the discussion.
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