The atmosphere has come to this, and Biden in the United States has come to say "no signs".
According to the Associated Press on February 17, Biden said on the 16th that there is no indication that Russia has decided to continue to deploy an emerging anti-satellite**. Earlier this week, the news was unsettling for Washington.
According to the report, the White House has confirmed that information held by U.S. intelligence ** indicates that Russia has acquired this capability, although this ** has not yet been put into service. But Biden "extinguished the fire" on the 16th, saying that "there is no evidence that they have decided to continue any operation in space."
At the same time, he stressed that there is no immediate danger to humanity and that "what Russia is doing at the moment does not pose a nuclear threat to the Americans or anywhere else in the world."
However, Biden said that the capabilities that Russia has acquired are "related to satellites and space, and could cause damage to those satellites," and that these capabilities "could theoretically cause a disruptive event." But Russia has not moved forward with the plan, Biden added, "I hope it won't." ”
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on February 15, in response to the news released by the West that Russia is suspected of planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space, Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the White House is playing tricks again.
Peskov told reporters on the 15th, "I can't evaluate it. Let's wait for their press conference and see if there's any news. But it is clear that the White House is also trying to push Congress to vote on an appropriations bill. Let's wait and see what tricks the White House will play. ”
Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy minister, also said on the same day that this was a "malicious rumor-mongering" by the United States.
Peskov. Earlier this week, ABC Channel, citing sources, said U.S. lawmakers may have learned of Russia's plans to so-called "deploy nuclear weapons in space" to counter satellites at a secret briefing. U.S. adviser Jake Sullivan declined to disclose the specifics of the matter.
Republican Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, suddenly issued a brief statement on the 14th, saying that the United States is facing a "serious security threat" and asking Biden to declassify all relevant information to better respond to this threat. However, he did not disclose the nature of this "security threat" or any related circumstances, which caused widespread speculation and discussion in the United States.
Several lawmakers from both parties have slammed Turner's "vague and reckless" statement as potentially causing panic among the public. A number of right-wing Republican lawmakers, including Andy Ogles, also believe that Turner's statement is intended to build momentum for the aid to Ukraine bill being considered by Congress, as well as a bill to expand the right to wiretap.
Biden confirmed on the 15th that Russia is seeking an anti-satellite capability, which is a matter of grave concern, but does not pose a positive threat to the security of Americans.
Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. Commission, said that the system is still under development and does not pose a direct threat to anyone's safety at this time. He stressed that this is not an active duty capability and has not yet been deployed.
Reuters quoted a number of experts as saying that Russia is unlikely to do so, considering that the deployment of nuclear weapons in space is "much more aggressive" than any country's "space militarization" and that it may have a greater international adverse impact on Russia.
The three-day 60th Munich Security Conference (Munich Security Conference) opened in the southern German city of Munich on the 16th, and will discuss multiple global security challenges such as the Ukraine crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the above Russia-related issues with India and China during the Musan meeting in Germany, and "stressed that the pursuit of such capabilities should be a cause for concern," the Associated Press quoted the United States** as saying that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the above Russia-related issues with India and China during the Muanjam meeting in Germany. Moreover, Blinken will continue to mention this at the security forum.
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