Russia is developing a new space-based anti-satellite nuclear weapon, according to intelligence shared by the US government with Congress and European allies.
Few details are available, so it is hard to know how serious any potential threat might be. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives intelligence committee, said people “should not panic”.
But the claims have sparked a race to determine what capabilities such a nuclear weapon might have — and what would be the impact on space and on Earth if this type of weapon were to be used.
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