A Russian satellite (not pictured) is raising concerns after a Department of Defense official said the satellite is displaying 'very unusual behavior'
Daily Mail: Russian satellite displaying ‘very unusual behavior’ raises concerns it could be a space weapon - days after Trump announced plans for Space Force military branch
* Department of State official said at a conference on disarmament that a Russian satellite launched in October has been displaying 'very unusual behavior'
* Dr Yleem Poblete, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, said the satellite's behavior on orbit 'was inconsistent with anything seen before' and US has not been able to very if it is possibly a weapon
* Russia said the satellite is a 'space apparatus inspector' and has no hostile intent
* The concerns were raised days after Trump announced a military Space Force
A mysterious Russian satellite is raising concerns after a Department of State official said it has been displaying 'very usual behavior' and there is no way for the US to verify what it is.
Dr Yleem Poblete, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, said Tuesday that the satellite was launched in October and 'its behavior on orbit was inconsistent with anything seen before'.
'We don't know for certain what it is and there is no way to verify it,' she said in a speech at a UN Conference on Disarmament, a forum established to negotiate arms control and disarmament agreements.
'But Russian intentions with respect to this satellite are unclear and are obviously a very troubling development.'
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More News On U.S. Concerns That Russia Has Deployed A Space Weapon
‘Troubling’ Russian satellite strengthens need for Space Force: US -- The Australian/AP
US concerned by Russian satellite's 'very abnormal behavior' -- ABC News
Mystery Russian satellite's behaviour raises alarm in US -- BBC
State Dept. alarmed about Russian satellite's ‘abnormal behavior’ -- The Hill
Space Weapon? US Calls Out Russian Satellite's 'Very Abnormal Behavior' -- Space.com
Russia accused of testing a 'killer satellite' in orbit -- FOX News/News.com.au
US voices alarm over Russia satellite's 'very abnormal behaviour' -- Independent
‘Very Abnormal’ Russian Satellite Escalates Fears of Orbital Arms Race -- Motherboard
Interesting... What better way to drive opinion in favour of a Space Force than a bit of scare mongering when it comes to space, hey?
ReplyDeleteWell, easy enough to find out.. lets send Bruce Willis and his squad up there to check it out! :)
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