Recent intelligence and media reports have raised concerns about Russia's potential development of space-based nuclear weapons, referred to as "Russian space weapons." U.S. officials, briefed on the matter by American spy agencies, have not provided detailed elaborations but suggest advancements in Russian space weaponry. Speculations include the deployment of an anti-satellite nuclear weapon that could disrupt satellites by generating a significant "huge energy wave." However, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu have both denied these allegations, stating Russia's opposition to the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, emphasizing they are "categorically against" such actions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed back against the United States’ claims that he plans to deploy a nuclear weapon into space. “We have always been categorically against and are now against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space,” he said. https://t.co/xbDv2oJJoh https://t.co/qhkmrUizta
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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
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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