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A Pentagon spokesman said it had assessed Moscow had launched a satellite into low Earth orbit last week that was 'likely a counter space weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit.'
Attacks in Earth’s orbit as likely to damage Russian interests as western ones, says leading academic Nicola Davis , 15 Feb 24, Guardian, Rumours that Russia is planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space have been dampened down by experts who say that while such technology is possible, there is no need to push the panic button. The…