[ - ] FreeinTX 1 point 1.2 yearsFeb 15, 2024 07:05:06 ago (+1/-0)
The system remains under development and is not yet in orbit, according to three US officials familiar with the intelligence.
It was not immediately clear whether the intelligence referred to a nuclear-powered, anti-satellite capability or a nuclear-armed capability.
Within hours, the Republican speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, attempted to tamp down the imbroglio, telling reporters that “there is no cause for alarm” and indicating that he had known about the intelligence since at least January.
An attempt to launch a nuclear-armed anti-satellite system into space would violate The Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which explicitly prohibits “any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction” in orbit.
So, basically, they were just making shit up to justify giving Ukraine $60B. Got it.
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[ - ] moose 2 points 1.2 yearsFeb 15, 2024 06:23:51 ago (+2/-0)
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[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 1 point 1.2 yearsFeb 15, 2024 07:05:06 ago (+1/-0)
So, basically, they were just making shit up to justify giving Ukraine $60B. Got it.
[ + ] paul_neri
[ - ] paul_neri [op] 0 points 1.2 yearsFeb 15, 2024 07:10:54 ago (+0/-0)
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