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originally posted by: Kenzo
The news spin might get the details wrong.....
The Russian satellite may be nuclear-powered satellite, and not nuclear-armed satellite .
And Nuclear-powered satellite may mean it`s a nuclear reactor powering a satellite with an energy weapon (microwaves likely)
originally posted by: Kenzo
Threats In Space “Extremely Concerning”: Space Force Boss
Alarm Raised Over Destabilizing New Russian Threat In Space: Reports
In 2020, Saltzman's predecessor, now-retired Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, had disclosed two Russian tests of a new on-orbit anti-satellite capability involving a small satellite capable of launching a physical projectile. That satellite itself had been deployed by another, slightly larger one in what was dubbed a "nesting doll" configuration.
The Pentagon highlighted in its most recent annual report on Chinese military and security developments, which it released last October. "The Shijian-17 was the PRC’s first satellite with a robotic arm, technology that could be used in a future system for grappling adversary satellites. In October 2021, the PRC launched another satellite with a robotic arm, the Shijian-21, into GEO [geostationary orbit], and, in January 2022, it moved a derelict BeiDou navigation satellite to a high graveyard orbit above GEO."
originally posted by: VictorVonDoom
originally posted by: Springbok
There must be a place where we can place your bets on what this is all about?
1. Russia: Nukes 3-1
2. Middle East: Nukes 10 -1
3. Terrorism Muslim 5-1
4. Terrorism Domestic 20-1
5. Natural Event Earth Origin: 100-1
6. Biological (definitely not created in a Chinese lab): 8-1
7. Aliens! : 1000-1
8. Natural Event Space Origin: 2500-1
9. Any of Points 1,2,3,4,6,7 - but False Flag. Aw hell - any of the points above. 2-1
and so on and so forth.
C'mon man. Whatever happened to White Supremacists being the number one terror threat to America? That's what Mayorkis said in 2021. He's the Homeland Security Secretary, he should know. He wouldn't lie to us.
originally posted by: Kenzo
a reply to: IndieA
The battlefield is expanding to space is the vibe ....
originally posted by: Ravenwatcher
The U.S. launched multiple satellites capable of detecting global missile launches into orbit on Thursday, less than a day after new concerns came to light regarding Russia's space-based weapons capability.
The launch, handled by billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX, includes six satellites in total. Two belong to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and four others are with the Space Development Agency (SDA).