Russia’s Space-Weapons Capabilities Are Worth Worrying About

Last week, congressional leaders revealed that Russia has developed a nuclear anti-satellite weapon, which highlights just how disturbingly vulnerable the U.S. is in space.

“The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has made available to all Members of Congress information concerning a serious national security threat,” Representative Mike Turner (R., Ohio), chairman of the committee, said in a press statement. “I am requesting that President Biden declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the Administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat.”