DOD Official Confirms Russia Is Developing an ‘Indiscriminate’ Space Nuke May 2, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
Air and Space ForcesA senior Pentagon official warned lawmakers that Russia is developing an “indiscriminate” nuclear weapon to go in space, confirming reports from several months ago and describing potentially devastating effects in orbit.
“The concept that we are concerned about is Russia developing, if we are unable to convince them otherwise, to ultimately fly a nuclear weapon in space, which would be an indiscriminate weapon,” said Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John F. Plumb at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
In February, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, issued a statement warning of a “serious national security threat.” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby then confirmed media reports that the danger involved an anti-satellite weapon the Russians have been developing, which would violate an international treaty that bans the deployment of nuclear weapons in space. ...
