Russia, America sweat in planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space
America has warned about Russia’s nuclear weapons in space. America has told that Russia is preparing to deploy nuclear weapons in space. However, this poses no immediate threat to America. This threat was disclosed by Senator Mike Turner, Republican Chairman of the Intelligence Committee of the US House of Representatives. He called it a serious national security threat to America. “I am requesting that President Biden make public all information related to this threat so that Congress, the Administration and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat,” Turner said in the statement, without providing further details. ”
What are weapons deployed in space?
Space weapons are weapons used in space warfare. These include weapons that can attack satellites or space stations in space. These mainly include anti-satellite weapons. There are also some weapons which can attack the Earth from space or disable missiles passing through space. These are called space based weapons. The militarization of space primarily began during the Cold War. During this period, mainly two competing superpowers, America and Russia, developed such weapons. Even today, development of such weapons continues in some countries of the world.
Why is America scared
Since this news, the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in space is being discussed all over Europe including America. The US has warned European allies that Russia could use it against satellites in the West. There is no clear information available about the exact nature of the Russian nuclear weapon to be deployed in space, but there are fears that it could be used to destroy enemy satellites and attack ground forces. No country in the world has the capability to stop an attack by a nuclear weapon deployed in space.
How dangerous is Cosmos 2543 weapon?
Sources associated with the US Defense Ministry claim that Putin has already tested anti-satellite weapons designed to destroy satellites of Western countries. The most prominent among these is Cosmos 2543. It was tested in 2020, although at that time Kosmos 2543 was not armed with nuclear weapons. But, there is a fear that with such technology, anti-satellite weapons made in the future can be equipped with nuclear weapons. Russia’s Cosmos 2543 attacks with incredible speed. In such a situation, the warhead released from it can destroy any western satellite orbiting the Earth.
How can it become a threat to America?
On 15 July 2020, Kosmos 2543 was launched from its mothership Kosmos 2542. During this time, Cosmos 2543 hit an incredible speed of 400 miles per hour. Earlier the same year, a Russian spacecraft was also spotted orbiting a Pentagon spy satellite. A congressional aide said yesterday that he thinks the weapon warned about in Wednesday’s intelligence briefing may be a Russian anti-satellite device similar to Kosmos 2543.
