UNLEASH HAVOC
Russian and Chinese space weapons could plunge West into DARK AGES with crashed economy and mass blackouts, experts warn
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Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 15:05
RUSSIAN and Chinese space weapons could unleash havoc in a satellite attack which could cost the UK some £1billion a day, experts have warned.
It is feared an orbital onslaught could shut down hospitals, crash the economy, knock out communications, and cause mass blackouts.
Space tech is becoming a new arms race as nations roll out anti-satellite weapons, ground-based lasers and GPS jammers which experts say all pose a significant threat to the West.
Leading boffins painted a bleak picture to The Sun Online of a devastating attack involving these devices which have stepped from the pages of science fiction.