US Vice President Harris Announces US Will No Longer Conduct Anti-Satellite Missile Tests

 

Daily Mail: Kamala Harris announces US will no longer conduct anti-satellite missile tests 

* The Biden administration is setting the self-imposed ban as part of a goal to make it an 'international norm for responsible behavior in space,' Harris said 

* The new declaration comes after Russia in November conducted an anti-satellite missile test to destroy its Cosmos-1408 satellite 

* The explosion generated a cloud of at least 1,500 pieces of trackable debris that threatened the International Space Station 

* Harris, who chairs the National Space Council, made the announcement during a speech at the Vandenberg Space Force Base 

The U.S. government will no longer conduct anti-satellite missile tests, making it the first nation to enact such a ban, Vice President Harris announced Monday. 

The Biden administration is setting the self-imposed ban as part of a goal to make it an 'international norm for responsible behavior in space,' Harris said. 

The new declaration comes after Russia in November conducted an anti-satellite missile test to destroy its Cosmos-1408 satellite, a soviet-era spacecraft that's been in orbit since the 1980s.  

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US Vice President Harris Announces US Will No Longer Conduct Anti-Satellite Missile Tests  

White House commits to barring anti-satellite missile tests -- AP  

U.S. Will Not Conduct Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite Missile Tests, Harris Says -- Reuters  

U.S. to Forgo Tests of Anti-Satellite Missiles Over Debris Risks -- Bloomberg  

U.S. commits to ending anti-satellite missile testing, calls for global agreement -- CNBC  

U.S. vows not to conduct anti-satellite tests -- Politico  

Harris says US will not engage in anti-satellite missile tests -- The Hill 

The US will no longer destroy satellites with missile tests -- Quartz

US Imposes Ban On Anti-Satellite Weapons Tests To Highlight Russian Malfeasance In Space -- Zero Hedge