Pentagon says Russia launched space weapon in path of US satellite
Headline from Digital Journal, on the newest of 2 developments
Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said."Russia launched a satellite
Digital Journal's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
Developments in this update
2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week
Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·
Newest
Pentagon says Russia launched space weapon in path of US satellite
By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US has assessed that Russia likely launched a counter space weapon last week that is close to, and capable of attacking, a US government satellite orbiting nearby, US Ambassador Robert Wood said at the UN on Monday.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponizing space, a possible future global trend that members of the United Nations Security Council condemned even as they failed to pass a measure against it.
WASHINGTON >> Russia last week launched a satellite that U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites, the U.S. Space Command said on Tuesday as the Russian spacecraft trails a U.S. spy satellite in orbit.
Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said."Russia launched a satellite
Russia accused the United States of disinformation Wednesday after the Pentagon said Moscow had launched what it assesses to be a counterspace weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite.
Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said. "Russia launched a satellite
Russia's top arms control diplomat has dismissed U.S. claims that Russia has launched a space weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites.
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.
