Pentagon says Russia launched space weapon in path of US satellite
Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.
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Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.
Russia recently launched a counter-space weapon capable of attacking U.S. satellites in low-earth orbit, Defense Department officials said Tuesday, and they stressed that the American military is "ready to protect and defend the domain" of space if necessary.
The US says it is ready to protect its interests
The Soyuz rocket was launched from Plesetsk on May 16 with a low-Earth orbit on at least nine satellites, official said.
The claim around the Russian weapon was made at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council