Western intelligence suspects Russia is developing new weapon to target Musk's Starlink satellites
NATO intelligence warns Russia’s pellet-based weapon could disable multiple Starlink satellites at once, risking widespread space debris and threatening allied space assets, officials say.
- Two NATO intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a "zone-effect" weapon to disable Starlink satellites with debris clouds.
- Analysts doubt such a weapon could work without causing catastrophic collateral damage to orbiting satellites relied on internationally.
- The Canadian Space Force commander said Russia pursuing such a weapon would not be surprising given previous allegations of space-based nuclear weapon development.
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Intelligence agencies warn Russia may be developing a new way to take out Starlink
The concept would not rely on traditional single-target interceptors but instead would attempt to flood Starlink's operating altitudes with hundreds of thousands of high-density pellets. By turning a defined orbital band into a hazardous zone, such a weapon could disable multiple satellites at once and endanger other spacecraft that share...Read Entire Article
As negotiations continue for the end of the conflict in Ukraine, war actions continue on the ground. Kiev denounces new attacks in different regions and energy structures. Attacks that have caused deaths and injuries. Trump ensures that 'the talks to find peace continue but there is hatred among the parties'. And it is alarm from NATO intelligence that warns: 'Moscow is developing a weapon to hit the Starlink network and therefore deprive Ukrain…
The Russian target would be to deactivate Musk's satellite temporarily
Russia is reportedly working on a new space weapon capable of using a “cloud of shrapnel” to hit Space X executive Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites.
The cloud of tiny bullets would be designed to hit Musk's space network. The doubts of the NATO summits
"Zone effect" system would use fragments clouds to neutralise Elon Musk's network, crucial for Ukraine's communications and defence in the field of battle
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