Russia is developing a “troubling” new anti-satellite weapon, the US has said, but it emphasised that Moscow has yet to deploy it.
White House spokesperson John Kirby made the comments a day after a senior House Republican issued vague warnings of a “serious national security threat”.
The weapon is space-based and armed with a nuclear weapon to target satellites, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reported.
But Mr Kirby did not confirm this and refused to offer precise details on the threat on Thursday.
Moscow accused the US of using claims of new Russian weapons as a ruse to force Congress to pass additional Ukraine aid by “hook or by crook”.
Source: Russia developing ‘troubling’ new anti-satellite weapon, US says
