President Biden said there is no evidence that Russia intends to deploy anti-satellite weapons in space as previously reported.
"What Russia is doing right now does not pose a nuclear threat to the American people or anywhere else in the world ," US President Joe Biden said at the White House on February 16.
Mr. Biden said Russia "has satellite and space-related capabilities that could potentially damage satellites." "In theory, those capabilities could cause some damage," the US President assessed.
However, he asserted that there was “no evidence” that Russia intended to deploy anti-satellite weapons in space. “I hope that scenario does not happen,” Mr. Biden said.
US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on February 16. Photo: AP
Concerns about Russia deploying anti-satellite weapons into space arose after Mike Turner, Chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee, urged Mr. Biden on February 14 to declassify information related to "serious national security threats."
The issue in question is related to "Russia's efforts to develop nuclear weapons in space," US media quoted a well-informed source as saying.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on February 15 that Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons that can be deployed in space, but did not specify whether these are nuclear weapons as reported by the US media. Mr. Kirby stated that "this is not an immediate threat."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on the same day denied the information that Russia wants to deploy nuclear weapons in space reported by the US media. Mr. Peskov called this a "malicious fabrication" and "a trick of the White House" to urge the US Congress to pass a budget appropriation bill.
Thanh Tam (According to AP, Reuters )
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