New info has just come out about the Russian space-based nuclear weapon that has both Capitol Hill and the White House so worried.
According to new reports from Reuters, the intelligence suggests it’s not actually a nuclear warhead but rather a nuclear-powered device:
The space-based weapon U.S. intelligence believes Russia may be developing is more likely a nuclear-powered device to blind, jam or fry the electronics inside satellites than an explosive nuclear warhead to shoot them down, analysts said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON,Feb 15 (Reuters) – The space-based weapon U.S. intelligence believes Russia may be developing is more likely a nuclear-powered device to blind, jam or fry the electronics inside satellites than an explosive nuclear warhead to shoot them down, analysts said on Thursday.
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As is suggested in the use of the term ‘developing’, Biden’s Secretary of State said earlier today confirmed this is not an active threat:
TIRANA,Feb 15 (Reuters)- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that the Russia-related national security threat that came to light this week was not an "active capability," adding that Washington is taking the issue very seriously and soon will have more to say.
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