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Sign up now Already have an account? Sign inNew micro nuclear reactor tech is a defence breakthrough
Valar Atomics' $1bn raise and the US airlift of its Ward 250 micro-reactor show the new nuclear boom is a defence story: portable reactors could power forward bases, lasers and drones. Transport, start-up times and battlefield risks remain open questions.