US Space Command said Russia has recently tested a space-based anti-satellite weapon, stoking fears that the former cold war enemies were preparing to extend their rivalry to a new front.
A Russian satellite called Cosmos 2543, which was this year caught trailing a US spy satellite, released a projectile into orbit last Wednesday, according to America’s new space command chief.
“This is further evidence of Russia’s continuing efforts to develop and test space-based systems, and consistent with the Kremlin’s published military doctrine to employ weapons that hold US and allied space assets at risk,” General John W Raymond, head of US Space Command, said on Thursday.
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