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The militarization of space is really heating up after the Pentagon accused Russia of launching a satellite that national security officials believe is capable of attacking other satellites in orbit,
And most chillingly, this satellite, which the Russians launched last week, is on the same orbit as a US government satellite. "Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter space weapon," said Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder on Tuesday, as reported by the. "Certainly, we would say that we have a responsibility to be ready to protect and defend the space domain and ensure continuous and uninterrupted support to the joint and combined force.
Could this mysterious probe launched into space last week be the nuclear weapon that American security officials have been warning about? It's tough to say, but the Russians flatly denied the Pentagon's assertions that last week's launch was a space weapon. "I don't think that we should respond to any information leak from Washington," said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov to journalists in Moscow, as quoted by. "The Russian space program is developing as planned, launches of spacecraft for various purposes, including devices that solve the problem of strengthening our defense capability, this is also not news.
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