Russia's nuclear weapons in space can make the Earth's orbit unusable - Pentagon

According to the US Defense Ministry representative, John Plyamba, the purpose of the satellite developed by the Russian Federation is the destruction of other orbital objects, which can threaten, in particular, flights into space. US Defense Assistant John Plyamb stated at the House of Congress that Russian space nuclear weapons could make a low Earth orbit unsuitable for a year. Defense One writes about it on May 1.

According to Plyamba, which is responsible for the Pentagon space policy, Russia is now focused on the development of a new satellite equipped with nuclear weapons. The purpose of this satellite, according to Plyamb, is the destruction of other orbital objects that can threaten most satellites that are managed , meteorological, agricultural needs, national security services. "It will also put a cross on piloted flights into space for at least a year," Lamb emphasized.

He added that special concern caused the Russian Federation to resolution of the UN, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in outer space. Such an estimate of the US defense agency correlates with a statement made last week by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, that Russia is really developing a new satellite that carries a nuclear device.

At the hearing in the Congress, this issue was seriously interested in a member of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee Mike Turner, who has already written about a foreign military potential and specified that such destabilization is possible for at least a year.

At the same time, Plyamb stressed that the threat is not "direct", but called Russia "hypocritical" and "incredible" because of her statements that it would not place weapons in space with a simultaneous refusal to sign the UN resolution. "We have just had a resolution of the UN Security Council, which Russia vetoed, which can actually play her in her hand," Launt emphasized.

He repeated the thoughts expressed by Sullivan that if the Russian Federation did not intend to place nuclear weapons in space, she would not veto the UN Council resolution. Focus wrote on May 2 that there was an assumption: Russia has developed not so much an anti -ship rocket as the hypersonic rocket of the class "Earth - land" of medium range, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.