U.S. Warns Russia Not to Deploy Nuclear-Armed Space Weapon

Thursday, February 22, 2024

The U.S. government has been in direct contact with Russia to warn Moscow not to deploy a new nuclear-armed antisatellite weapon ...

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Or what? Exactly. It's not like they care what we say at this point.

Dialogue with them is currently not a priority. Open conflict is the way they've decided to go.

There are no applicable treaties to restrain them.

This is the world Americans want. Too bad they can't just tell Russia what to do?

What's plan B?

Anyone?

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-02-23 03:44 AM | Reply

Or we weaponize space too.

How dumb do you have to be to not understand that?

#2 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-02-23 09:35 AM | Reply

Not as dumb as you. At least I know it's stupid to push this till it breaks.

Systems fail. Mistakes happen. How'd that Trident test with high officers aboard go?

Keystone Kops are more competent. That's the Second Trident test failure.

I really feel safe knowing those Subs are out there "protecting", me.

Given that the missiles don't work.

#3 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-02-23 09:46 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

The more America relies on LEO satellites to project its power around the world the more likely it becomes that these devices will become targets by EMP weaponry, either based on the ground or in orbit.

It appears that EMP devices are similar to drones in that is they can be manufactured relatively inexpensively in order to deliver "more bang for the buck", so to speak, which in turn will drive up the costs of defending against them.

#4 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2024-02-23 10:10 AM | Reply

Don't

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-02-23 02:53 PM | Reply

What's plan B?

Anyone?

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer

You've offered plan B - let putin invade whoever he wants, install puppets in the white house, hack our infrastructure, provide false intelligence to republican traitors, rebuild the USSR, and have the pax americana be replaced with fascism and war.

#6 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-02-23 03:14 PM | Reply

Plan B is the morning after pill.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-02-23 03:17 PM | Reply

Let them deploy a nuclear weapon in space. If they set it off, it would not just affect US satellites, but those of every country with an object in orbit. Including China.

The US may take that as an act of war, but so might many other countries, including China, at the same time.

This is the desperate act of a decaying empire. They become more like North Korea with each passing day.

The US is going to win the rapid space mobilization game every day of the week. Knock out a few sats...we'll just replace them. Quickly.

Russia...not so much. But like I said, Putin is just absolutely desperate to be taken seriously. To be seen as a world power.

#8 | Posted by madbomber at 2024-02-23 03:43 PM | Reply

#4 | POSTED BY EXPECTINGREIGN AT 2024-02-23 10:10 AM | REPLY

A lot more than EMP weapons. Of course the US already knows this, and it's why the F-35 capabilities are critical to future defense. It's also why even this forum propagated Russian propaganda about it, the attempts to curtail the project were extensive.

#9 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-02-23 03:53 PM | Reply

I bet Russia is really concerned

What's the penalty, double secret probation?

#10 | Posted by Javelin at 2024-02-23 03:57 PM | Reply

Russia might abandon the plan to put nukes in space if the child-raping orange jizzfart hands over a few more American military bases.

www.thedailybeast.com

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-02-23 04:20 PM | Reply