What did President Biden say about Russia's anti-satellite weapons after the warning?

President Biden said that Moscow has not yet decided to continue developing the aforementioned anti-satellite weapon, asserting that it does not pose a nuclear threat, but noted that it is intended to destroy satellites in orbit, according to AA News Agency.

"There's no evidence that they've made a decision to continue doing anything in space. What we've discovered that hasn't happened yet is that there's a possibility of launching a system into space that could theoretically do something that would cause harm. And I hope that doesn't happen," President Biden stressed.

US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on February 16

Earlier, on February 14, Chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner warned of a "serious national security threat" and asked President Biden to make public all information related to Russia's anti-satellite weapons.

The warning came after US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan scheduled a meeting with a group of key lawmakers, including Mr Turner, to discuss classified information the US had obtained about Russia's anti-satellite weapons.

US politics in turmoil over threat of Russia's 'nuclear capability' to destroy satellites?

The threat remained largely a mystery until the White House confirmed on February 15 that it was a new Russian anti-satellite capability.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on February 15 that the White House is monitoring Russia's anti-satellite weapons, calling it a cause for concern but not an immediate threat, according to The Guardian .

Mr. Kirby did not directly confirm or deny reports that Russia's new weapons were nuclear, but said they were space weapons and violated the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.

In response to warnings from the Washington administration, the Kremlin said this was a "malicious fabrication" and a trick the White House was using to force US lawmakers to approve additional funding for anti-Russia purposes.

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