• Nuclear Weapons in Space: Risks and Realities of Anti-Satellite Tech

    In mid-February, the ABC TV channel reported, citing sources, that the U.S. Congress was told at a secret briefing that Russia was implementing a plan to “deploy nuclear weapons in space” to deal with enemy satellites. In response to this news, Russia immediately stated that it currently has no intention to deploy nuclear weapons in space. The United States is concocting “fake news” to push congressional Republicans to approve the continued provision of military aid to Kiev. As the name suggests, “space nuclear explosion anti-satellite” is to destroy spacecraft such as satellites by detonating nuclear warheads in space. High-altitude nuclear explosions are bounded by the Kármán line, which is 100…

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