Russian Nuclear Weapons in Space? By James Reed
Following on from the latest round of Russian threats of nuclear annihilation of the West, the US Congress was alarmed about the reports that Russia intends to put nuclear weapons in space. There has been much speculation about this, ranging from it being a false flag report, to being a genuine threat.
Suppose it was a genuine claim, what purpose would be served by one floating nuclear bomb? It could perhaps attack US satellites, or be an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) weapon, used to take down the US electric grid, and spread mass chaos and death.
While that can be done, it seems that a space-based weapon is vulnerable to attack and neutralisation by other space-based systems. Existing hyper-sonic missiles could do everything this proposal does without the vulnerability of being moving targets, which can be specifically located and tracked. Hence, I am more on the side that this present report is propaganda to keep the population is a state of fear, something the system now exceeds in doing.
"Russia wants to put nuclear weapons in space to obliterate Western satellites, according to alarming new US intelligence.
The frightening possibility was revealed hours after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner publicly said Congress had information on a "serious national security threat" — sparking intense speculation.
The Kremlin has not yet launched nuclear weapons into orbit, but is interested in doing so, the ABC, New York Times and Washington Post reported Wednesday afternoon, citing current and former officials.
The unprecedented deployment of nuclear weapons into space would be geared toward striking enemy satellites, rather than for the purpose of dropping A-bombs on Earth, the reports said.
Attacks on satellites could threaten communications as well as important scientific and military tools.
Whether Russia actually has developed a space-based nuclear capability — or if it's merely interested in doing so — is unclear.
The Washington Post reported that Russia "has experimented with the use of nuclear explosions or directed energy to disable satellites," according to one U.S. official.
It was not immediately clear why Russia would need nuclear weapons in space to destroy enemy satellites — as opposed to rockets or lasers that can also destroy relatively delicate orbiting equipment.
Russia destroyed one of its own satellites in 2021 using a ground-based missile, creating a hazardous cloud of 1,500 trackable pieces of space junk that threatened other satellites.
The unsettling intel came as ardent US advocates for Ukraine attempted to pressure House leaders to hold a vote on $60 billion in aid for Kyiv to fend off Russia's stalled two-year-old invasion.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, who just days ago returned from a trip to Ukraine, stoked a frenzied guessing game Wednesday morning by publicly saying that members of Congress received "information concerning a serious national security threat."
He demanded that Biden "declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the Administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat."
House Speaker Mike Johnson — who has balked at additional Ukraine aid over concerns about local corruption and a lack of answers from the White House about US goals in the conflict — quickly sought to allay concerns.
Johnson (R-La.) said Americans had "no need for alarm" about the intelligence referenced by Turner (R-Ohio)."
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