The US is preparing a UN Security Council resolution to deter Russia from deploying nuclear weapons in space. Russia's experimentation with placing a nuclear weapon in orbit raises concerns about national security and the potential impact on defense forces.
If Russia is developing a space-based nuclear weapon intended to harm other satellites, it is not a new idea or capability, write Todd Harrison and Clayton Swope. https://t.co/P3BzyQ6Ael
Read @aaronbateman22 on Russia’s expanding counterspace capabilities—and the potential threats posed by Russia’s development of nuclear antisatellite weapons. https://t.co/TaUCcP0Yjh
.@aaronbateman22 discusses the history of Russia’s antisatellite weapons programs—and considers what would happen if Moscow deployed a nuclear weapon in space to attack other satellites: https://t.co/YtyQwHkOKO
Ankit Panda sat down with Victoria Samson to discuss the recent news of Russia's experimentation with placing a nuclear weapon in orbit, what the Russian leadership may be thinking, and what it means for national security. https://t.co/RZkjkoqjv0
If Russia chose to detonate nuclear antisatellite weapons in space, it would degrade the effectiveness of Ukrainian defense forces—and of the U.S. military, warns @aaronbateman22. https://t.co/Hwd6CBGZDT
The US is preparing a UN Security Council resolution that would warn against deploying nuclear weapons in space, per sources, as the Biden administration seeks to dissuade Russia from potential plans to put a warhead in orbit. (Bloomberg)