Can Russia use nuclear warheads to destroy US satellites in space? Know here

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Follow us on Image Source : AP (FILE) Representational Image Washington: The White House on Thursday said that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging space-based weapon that could be used against US satellites. Such a weapon, if deployed, could destroy civilian communications, surveillance from space and military command-and-control operations by the United States and its allies, according to the New York Times. While the White House personally declined to comment on whether the weapon in question is nuclear-armed, CBS News reported that the weapon is armed with a nuclear warhead. The Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Turner,...