The United States says Russian weapons can destroy civilian communications.
The United States says Russia wants to deploy nuclear weapons in space, describing the move as a “serious national security threat.”according to New York Times (NYT)This is part of the intelligence released by U.S. officials before Congress and its European allies. The outlet further quoted intelligence officials as saying that space-based nuclear weapons could be used to threaten the United States’ extensive satellite network. Officials also said the United States currently does not have the capabilities to counter such weapons.
This Russian weapon can destroy civilian communications and space surveillance, this Now The report statedofficials have questioned whether Moscow is abandoning the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which bans all orbital nuclear weapons.
Although Russia does not appear to be close to deploying the weapons, U.S. intelligence officials want President Joe Biden to declassify the entire intelligence report on the military operation.
“I am asking President Biden to declassify all information related to this threat so that Congress, the administration and our allies can openly discuss the actions needed to address this threat,” Rep. Michael R. Turner said. House Intelligence Committee.
Mr Turner’s committee also held a vote on Monday to make the information available to all MPs. However, it is unclear what the intelligence is.
telegraph White House sources said Biden has been tracking the threat for weeks, calling it “serious” but not “immediate.” So Mr. Turner’s decision to share some of the information with others in Congress shocked Washington.
“We have a briefing scheduled for tomorrow for House members of the Gang of Eight. That’s on the record. So I’m a little bit surprised that Congressman Turner came out publicly today before the record book meeting and asked me to go and sit with him tomorrow. Together with our intelligence and defense professionals,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Wednesday.
Sullivan went on to emphasize that the Biden administration “has gone further than any administration in history to address intelligence declassification in a more creative and strategic manner that is in the national interest of the United States.”
