US EditionWestern intelligence suspects Russia is developing new weapon to target Musk's Starlink satellites
Western intelligence reports Russia's experimental weapon could disable multiple Starlink satellites with high-density pellets, risking widespread orbital debris and impacting global space systems.
- 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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NATO intelligence services warn: Russia would work on a weapon capable of neutralizing the entire network of Elon Musk, Starlink. ...
Russia Develops Area-Effect Weapon to Destroy Starlink Satellites, Intelligence Warns
Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon designed to target Starlink satellites operated by US billionaire Elon Musk, according to intelligence assessments cited by the Associated Press on December 22. The reporting, based on information from intelligence services of two unnamed NATO countries, says the system under development would rely on so-called “area-effect” technology. Every article pushes back against disinformation. Your suppo…
Russia is allegedly developing an anti-satellite weapon aimed at Starlink Ilona Mask, writing Associated Press with reference to the intelligence services of two NATO countries.
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Boston HeraldWestern Intelligence Suspects that Russia Is Developing a Weapon Against Musk's Starlink Satellites.
By JOHN LEICESTER Two NATO intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive clouds of orbiting shrapnel, aiming to curb Western space superiority that has aided Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the weapon, dubbed “zone effect,” would seek to flood Starlink orbits with hundreds of thousands of high-density …
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