US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China and India for help to stop Russia from deploying a nuclear space weapon, according to reports. This request comes amidst allegations by American spy agencies and various analyses suggesting Russia's advancement in space-based nuclear weapons, which could potentially militarize space. Intelligence officials, briefed on the matter, have not disclosed specifics. Behind closed doors, the Biden administration has been working to dissuade Russia from testing such weapons. However, Russia, through President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, denies developing any project to deploy nuclear or anti-satellite weapons in space.
President Vladimir Putin says that #Russia is against the deployment of nuclear weapons in #space and his defense minister flatly denies US claims that Russia is developing a #nuclear capability for space. https://t.co/nTFCx6jwWd
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Russia’s defense minister, Sergey Shoigu, has denied that Moscow is developing any project to deploy nuclear or anti-satellite weapons in space. https://t.co/0zABCCYhjz
Biden admin was working behind closed doors to dissuade Russia from testing space weapon https://t.co/Eim5zuAxJB
American spy agencies, namely, spread rumors that the Russians will attack "from above", that is, that Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that, when detonated, would cripple a huge number of commercial and government satellites by creating a huge energy wave, of… https://t.co/MaZokoRs8z
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"Officials briefed on the intelligence reportedly said it was related to Russian advances in space-based nuclear weapons, although they did not further elaborate." https://t.co/5fg39H8hni
Analysis: The recent revelations about Russian space weapons raise the specter that countries may decide to deploy nuclear weapons in space at some point. Some have tried before. (via @ConversationUS) https://t.co/6tdxKFbkww
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📣 NYT: US Secretary of State addresses China and India on Russian nuclear weapons in space https://t.co/K2vnO88LEi