The united states has alleged that Russia is developing a troubling new anti-satellite weapon, but said that Moscow is yet to deploy it.
The White House spokesperson, John Kirby made the comments a day after a senior House Republican issued vague warnings of a “serious national security threat”.
It was reported that the weapon is space-based and armed with a nuclear weapon to target satellites, even though Kirby did not confirm this and refused to offer precise details on the threat on Thursday.
Moscow accused the US of using claims of new Russian weapons as a ruse to force Congress to pass additional Ukraine aid by “hook or by crook”.
Kirby, who was recently made a top aide to President Joe Biden, told reporters that there is no immediate threat to the US public.
“We’re not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings. or cause physical destruction, here on Earth,” he said.
The spokesperson also said that president Biden was briefed on the intelligence and that his administration was taking the development of the weapon “very seriously”.
He added that the president had already ordered “direct diplomatic engagement with Russia” over the threat.
Chioma Kalu
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