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What would it mean if Russia used nuclear warheads to destroy U.S. satellites? Your home’s electrical and water systems could fail. Aviation, rail and car traffic could come to a halt. Your cellphone could stop working.
The White House on Thursday confirmed that the national security threat flagged by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee the previous day is related to “an anti-satellite capability that Russia is developing,” but sought to soothe concerns about the danger it presents to the United States.
What would it mean if Russia used nuclear warheads to destroy U.S. satellites? Your home’s electrical and water systems could fail. Aviation, rail and car traffic could come to a halt. Your cellphone could stop working.
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Reports of the new anti-satellite weapon build on longstanding worries about space threats from Russia and China.
White House national security adviser and Capitol Hill lawmakers address public concerns following the House Intelligence Committee chairman's alarm over a "national security threat." Urging President Joe Biden to declassify "all information," they work to ease worries about a "destabilizing foreign military capability."