Moscow is purportedly developing a space-based nuclear weapon designed to attack satellites.
Speculation has been mounting following claims that Russia is developing a nuclear anti-satellite weapon headed for space.
Republican House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner urged President Joe Biden to declassify information on the « serious national security threat » from Russia on Wednesday, with reports that the threat involved a space-based nuclear weapon emerging shortly thereafter.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed some details of the reports during a press briefing on Thursday, while stressing that the threat is not « a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on Earth. »
However, many questions about the weapon remain unanswered, as details on the threat are still classified. In the absence of official information, some defense experts have weighed in with their own theories on the nature of the weapon.
The article claimed that Russia was developing a satellite known as Ekipazh, while speculating that it would be used « to perform electronic warfare from space »—potentially with the ability to knock out communications for the U.
