House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said he warned his colleagues about a “serious national security threat” last week because he was concerned the White House was “sleepwalking” on the threat pertaining to Russian anti-satellite capabilities. When NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Turner in a “Meet the Press” interview airing Sunday to respond to criticism that…
White House national security adviser John Kirby told reporters the anti-satellite technology Russia is reportedly developing is not used to physically harm humans on Earth.
Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Kremlin via ReutersA “troubling” U.S. national security warning has stirred chaos on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue this week, with the Biden administration confirming on Thursday that it believes Russia is developing weapons that threaten American infrastructure from space. Although the anti-satellite capability in question is not a weapon that can be used to attack humans on Earth—it could disrupt services on Earth, Kirby said.The briefing comes a day after Rep. Mike
WASHINGTON: Russia is developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon that is troubling for the United States but poses no immediate threat to people on Earth, the White House said Thursday.