Russia’s Advances on Space-Based Nuclear Weapon Draw U.S. Concerns

[BidenPresident]

The United States has informed Congress and its allies in Europe about Russian advances on a new, space-based nuclear weapon designed to threaten America’s extensive satellite network, according to current and former officials briefed on the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/us/politics/intelligence-russia-nuclear.html

 

[BidenPresident]

ABC News reported earlier that the intelligence had to do with Russian space-based antisatellite nuclear weaponry. Current and former officials said that the launch of the antisatellite did not appear imminent, but that there was a limited window of time, which they did not define, to prevent its deployment.

 

[Hawkeye10]

I think most everybody now understands that the satellite data links we have built our entire military around wont survive past the first few hours of war.

OOPS.

 

[Hawkeye10]

The back-up is clearly Starlink....which was supposed to be unjammable....but there are many reports that the Russians figured out how to do it in Ukraine.

 

[ExpressLane]

The United States has informed Congress and its allies in Europe about Russian advances on a new, space-based nuclear weapon designed to threaten America’s extensive satellite network, according to current and former officials briefed on the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/us/politics/intelligence-russia-nuclear.html

They are trying to scare the public to garner more support for money for Ukraine.

 

[goat]

They are trying to scare the public to garner more support for money for Ukraine.

Exactly. NYT is not a reliable source.

 

[Hawkeye10]

They are trying to scare the public to garner more support for money for Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1757915648699851068

 

[Rusty Bell 65]

The left made fun of Reagan's "Star Wars" military program. Now we could use it.