WH: Russia developing anti-satellite weapon
The White House confirmed Thursday that it knows Russia is developing a weapon to target satellites in space. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
The White House confirmed Thursday that it knows Russia is developing a weapon to target satellites in space. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
The White House confirmed Thursday that intelligence shows Russia is developing an "anti-satellite capability." The White House said the technology Russia is developing would violate a 1967 treaty banning nuclear weapons in space. Ed O'Keefe has more.
The White House confirmed Thursday that the House Intelligence Committee chairman's cryptic warning about a "serious national security threat" has to do with Russia developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon that would violate a treaty banning nuclear weapons in space. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan has the details.
The White House said the threat is "not an active capability" and cannot "attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on Earth."
The chair of the House Intelligence Committee revealed Wednesday the existence of a "serious national security threat." CBS News learned the threat is related to the launch of a Russian rocket last week carrying a top-secret military payload that is now in orbit and under the control of the Russian air force. Ed O'Keefe has more.
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