Why are we writing about this?
US intelligence agencies have information about Russia's plans to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space that could pose an international threat, US media reported on Wednesday. Washington informed its allies about this.
What happened in Munich?
This year, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) is being held for the 60th time. During this forum for discussion on current international security issues, US Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken held talks with representatives of China and India on joint countermeasures against Russia's nuclear programs in space.
Blinken reportedly convinced the partners of these countries that “any nuclear explosion in space would destroy not only American satellites, but also those in Beijing and New Delhi.” The US politician argued that “the work of President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to distract Vladimir Putin from something that could turn into a global catastrophe”.
What else will be the consequences of Russian actions in space?
American journalists insist that the Putin regime's detonation of nuclear weapons in space will affect daily life around the world. Global communication systems, from emergency services to cell phones to regulating generators and pumps, will stop working. “Debris from the explosion would scatter into low-Earth orbit, making navigation difficult, if not impossible, for everything from the Starlink satellites used for Internet communications to spy satellites,” The New York Times points out.
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