United States President Joe Biden has instructed his administration to negotiate with Russia about a possible nuclear warhead test in outer space.
This was announced by US State Department spokesman John Kirby during a briefing with journalists.
He indicated that Washington has well-founded fears that such an experiment could have negative consequences for the earth, but did not disclose details.
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—We are not talking about weapons that can be used to attack people or cause physical destruction here on earth. However, US Intelligence has serious concerns about the widespread declassification of this intelligence, — Kirby pointed out.
Testing nuclear weapons in space — what is known
February 14, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner provided all members of Congress with intelligence information about a serious threat to national security from the Russian Federation.
Turner sent a letter to his congressional colleagues noting that the issue at hand was urgent regarding destabilizing foreign military capabilities.
One CNN source who has seen the intelligence confirms that “this is in fact a very troubling and destabilizing Russian capability that has recently come to light.
As ABC-news writes, two sources familiar with discussions on Capitol Hill said that this intelligence is related to the Russian desire to put nuclear weapons into space.
We are not talking about dropping nuclear weapons on Earth, but about possible use against satellites.
