" #Russia aims to have a lunar reactor running by 2036 as part of a secretive partnership with China. #NASA has already sped up its schedule to beat its rivals.
The race is for the very future of #space exploration. The #USA and #China want to be first to establish a #moon base, to search for resources [...]and to launch missions deeper into the #solar system. [...]Both superpowers believe a #nuclear reactor is the centerpiece..."
What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reactors-moon.html