U.S. FEARS GROW OVER RUSSIA'S ANTI-SATELLITE TESTS
Last
month Russia carried out its first successful tests on a fearsome new
anti-satellite missile designed to wipe out U.S. space supremacy in the
event of war.
According to The Washington Free Beacon,
the test took place on November 18 and marks a dramatic escalation in
the militarization of space. Such weapons are at the forefront of
military technology currently being developed.
Very few countries are known to to be working on similar projects, though this is believed to include Israel, Russia and China.
It
has caused alarm bells in Washington - where fears are growing such
capabilities could wipe out the bulk of U.S. intelligence systems in the
blink of an eye.
Republican
senator Mike Pompeo told the Beacon: 'We can foolishly turn a blind eye
to these developments, or acknowledge this threat and develop our own
capabilities to ensure that our satellites—military and commercial—are
not susceptible to attack or blackmail.'
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