Russia is developing a nuclear space that would disable satellites**, which, according to sources familiar with US intelligence, could disable a "large number" of satellites, including those responsible for mobile and Internet communications. For example, large and small constellations of satellites, such as Starlink. The ** will detonate to destroy the satellites by generating a huge wave of energy, which could cripple a large number of commercial and regime satellites that the underworld relies on to make phone calls, pay bills, and access the Internet.
At the same time, it is not clear whether this will affect, for example, the work of GPS satellites located in higher orbits, however, a former Pentagon top official pointed out that everything depends on the distance and its intensity, as well as the age of the satellite itself.
The interlocutor of the Russian anti-satellite **this channel** believes that it can only be used as an ultimate means, since it will cause the same damage to any Russian satellite. Clearly, the Cold War arms race was not enough for these people. Now they have to go and make a ** that could blind, jam or even blow up satellites that are critical to everything from communications to GPS. And all because they want to show their power in space, even if it means risking their own satellites in the process.