Russia's Cosmos 2576 satellite is a 'space weapon,' U.S. says - NPR
May 30, 2024 · Russia recently launched a satellite that is "likely a counterspace weapon," a U.S. diplomat and the Pentagon said last week, raising new allegations that Russia is weaponizing space.
New details emerge of Russia’s potential nuclear space weapon
Russia’s April 24 veto of a UN Security Council resolution to reaffirm the 1967 Outer Space Treaty’s bar on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in space crafted by the US and Japan seemly has...
What We Know About Russia’s Nuclear Space Weapon - Foreign …
Feb 22, 2024 · What We Know About Russia’s Nuclear Space Weapon. And why it’s causing such a fuss. By Jack Detsch, a Pentagon and national security reporter at Foreign Policy. In this pool photograph...
Russia is developing a weapon that could threaten satellites in space - NPR
Feb 15, 2024 · In 2021, Russia fired a missile into space that destroyed a decommissioned Soviet-era satellite. That test proved its ability to knock out satellites at will. But Russia has also been facing...
Russia's New Counterspace Weapon Is in the Same Orbit as a US …
May 21, 2024 · Russia launched a counterspace weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite on May 16, U.S. officials said, further increasing tensions between the two countries in space.
Exclusive: Russia attempting to develop nuclear space weapon to ... - CNN
Feb 16, 2024 · Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated, potentially crippling a vast swath of the commercial and ...
Russia has obtained ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, …
Feb 15, 2024 · The White House has publicly confirmed that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon, but says it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth.
US assesses Russia launched space weapon in path of American …
May 21, 2024 · Russia last week launched a satellite that U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites, the U.S. Space Command said on Tuesday as...
Is Russia developing space-based nuclear weapon? What we …
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - What is the space-based nuclear weapon that the United States has warned Congress and allies in Europe that Russia could use against the West's...
Russian plans for space-based nuclear weapon to target satellites …
Feb 15, 2024 · Russia is reportedly developing a space-based nuclear weapon designed to disable or destroy satellites. The United States Congress and America's European allies were informed of Russia's...