Russia has rejected claims by the US and Britain that it has tested an anti-satellite weapon in space. With this, Russia said that these allegations prove that the US intends to deploy weapons in space itself. US and UK officials claimed on Thursday that a July 15 anti-satellite weapon test indicated that Russia was attempting to develop technology that would threaten the wealth of the US and its allies in space. Can.
For your information, tell us that America’s nuclear disarmament negotiator Marshall Billingsley tweeted that it is completely unacceptable. Russia’s test will be a major issue of discussion in Vienna next week, where they will discuss the New Start Treaty. At the same time, on Thursday, President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he hoped that Russia would not join the arms race with China.
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Reacting to Russia’s test, Air Vice Marshal Harvey Smith, head of Britain’s Space Directorate, said, “Such steps are a threat to the peaceful use of space and risk of debris that damages those satellites and space systems.” Can be delivered on which the world depends. Therefore, we call upon Russia to refrain from any such test ‘.
The US also accused Russia of carrying out anti-satellite missile tests in April. US Space Command chief General J Raymond said the same system was used for last week’s test, which the Space Command raised last year when it came close to the US government satellite. He further said that this is evidence that Russia is constantly making efforts to develop and test space-based systems. Which puts the space assets of the US and its allies at risk.
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