US officials have warned of a new international security threat – a mysterious Russian space weapon that may possess nuclear capabilities. Here’s what you need to know
The US government has privately warned lawmakers and European allies that Russia plans to launch a space weapon with possible nuclear capabilities, according to a flurry of reports.about a “serious national security threat” and urged US president Joe Biden to “declassify all information relating to this threat” for the purpose of more public discussions. Since then, news reports have revealed additional details about what the Russian mystery weapon might be. Here is what we know so far.
Both Russia and the US have used different forms of nuclear power in space for decades. One form involves nuclear fission reactors, such as those found in civilian nuclear plants, which draw power from an ongoing nuclear chain reaction. The US, Russia and other countries have also launched space missions powered by radioisotope systems. These harness heat from the natural decay of radioactive materials as a source of electricity – but they supply much less power than nuclear fission reactors.News reports agree that the Russian weapon is designed to target satellites in space instead of directly harming anyone or anything on the ground.
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