Russian Nuclear Weapon Capability in Space Dismisses U.S Warnings

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On Thursday, Moscow- Russia dismissed the warning from U.S about the Russian nuclear weapon capability in space by calling it malicious fabrication and called it a trick by White House with aim of getting the lawmakers of United States to approve more money for encountering Moscow.

A source has briefly told to Reuters on Wednesday that United Sates has told the allies in Europe and Congress about the Russian nuclear capabilities related with new intelligence that can cause an international threat.

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Source said that new capabilities relevant to develop space-based nuclear weapon by Russia don’t pose any kind of urgent threat to U.S.

However, Dmitry Peskov; spokesman of Kremlin said that he would not like to comment on these kinds of reports until clear details are unveiled by White House. But he said that the warnings from Washington were clear attempts to get the Congress to approve more money.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted by state news agency TASS that “it is obvious that the White House is trying, by hook or by crook, to encourage Congress to vote on a bill to allocate money, this is obvious”.

Peskov also said that we will see the tricks that White House will use.

TASS reported that Moscow point man on arms control, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov accused the U.S for malicious fabrication.

Kremlin Dismissed U.S Warnings of Russian Nuclear Weapon Capability in Space

Russian’s invasion of Ukraine something known as special military operation has also triggered the biggest confrontation b/w Russia and West since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Both Washington and Moscow has warned about the risks of conflicts between Russia and NATO.

Russia says that post cold war dominance of U.S is crumbling that Washington has for years sown chaos while ignoring other power’s interests. Moscow also says that U.S is also developing a host of new weapons.

During early years of Cold war, when Russia leaped ahead the space race and both sides also developed intercontinental ballistic missiles and then West proposed the treaty outlaw of Russian nuclear weapon capability  in space.

1967 Outer Space Treaty was eventual result that bans to put any weapons of massive destruction in outer space or into orbit.

In the recent years, Washington and Moscow disagreements have gradually destroyed the frameworks of arm control treaties that sought to decrease the nuclear war risks b/w them.

ABC News and The New York Times has reported that new United States intelligence was relevant to attempts to develop space base anti-satellite Russian nuclear weapon  but it was clear that why Russia needs to destroy a satellite by nuclear weapon.

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