[@Sigma]What do you think of my take on nukes?
And which of the two solutions sound the best?
[quote=@Willy Vereb]
BTW, how are we supposed to stop the development of nukes?
Nuclear research is the essence of many technologies. Can't we just go for the typical deterrence strategy and look out for bombers?
We can also say that there's an active pre-war defense network in space which shoots down anything over a certain altitude (no ICBMs although no satellites, either).

Alternatively if we want pre-war space network then just say there's an intelligent system which plants retribution against anyone using nuclear weapons or anything reaching the destructive power of the Fat Man or slightly below. Also shoots down spacecrafts trying to explore space in earnest.
If we have BS prewar tech then may as well turn it into a real boogieman.
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