Posted: Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 10:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
Officials are sounding the alarm about a new Russian space threat, although it's not clear publicly what the threat is. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that he had been informed of a "serious national security threat" posed by Russia and called on the White House to declassify details about it. Turner did not disclose more details about the threat, but later reports suggested it was a space weapon of some kind. One report claimed Russia had developed a nuclear weapon that could be used in space to disable satellites, which would violate international treaties banning the use of nuclear weapons in space. Another report said Russia had developed an electronic-warfare satellite, possibly nuclear powered-but not itself a nuclear weapon, to attack satellites.

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