Beyond the nuclear rocket designs, the United States also launched a small nuclear reactor, SNAP10a, into space that generated electricity.

除了核能火箭设计之外，美国也向太空发射了一个小型核反应堆SNAP10a，并产生了电能。

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A nuclear rocket such as this would be inherently safe and environmentally harmless: contrary to popular belief, a nuclear rocket need not be strongly radioactive when launched.

这种核能燃料火箭有其固有的安全性，而且对环境没有危害。与普通的看法相反，核燃料火箭在发射时未必有很强的核辐射。

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(Speaking) "North Korea was showing all its cards to the Obama administration, both the rocket test and the nuclear test, giving the United States a choice between nuclear negotiations or nuclear proliferation,"

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She also expressed regret that the world's attention was almost entirely on its nuclear and rocket programmes.

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The UN resolution, passed on Tuesday, expanded existing sanctions against Pyongyang that were imposed after its previous nuclear tests and rocket launches.

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Washington, Tokyo, Seoul and others consider both the rocket launch and the nuclear test provocative acts that threaten regional security.

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