There were then several days of comments and speculation about Russia either being ready to launch a nuclear weapon into space, or deploying an anti-satellite weapon powered by nuclear energy.

National Security Council John Kirby said Russia is pursuing an “antisatellite capability” that is a serious U.S. concern but doesn’t pose an active threat to the safety of Americans.

especially if the weapon can be placed close to the target. Russia is known to have explored such systems. A report on global anti-satellite capabilities published last year by the Secure World ...

Zakharova also accused Trump of plotting to militarize space, a curious statement considering Russia’s continued development of anti-satellite weapons. Space-based weapons could also be used to ...

If a Russian or Chinese Anti-Satellite (ASAT)... General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States’ second highest-ranking military officer, retired on ...

The warning comes as North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan ... that was later revealed to be about Russia's anti-satellite capabilities. In May, Assistant Secretary of ...

Russian forces have used reconnaissance drones to support their deep-strike operations in Ukraine. This has been a major headache for Kyiv.

Russia destroyed one of its old satellites during a successful test of an anti-satellite weapon. A space security expert explains what this weapon was and the dangers of the expanding debris field.

More simply put, some Starlink satellites had stumbled into the debris field from a November, 2021 Russian anti-satellite weapons demonstration in which the Kremlin destroyed its own defunct ...