In 2015, General John Hyten, now the vice-chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said kinetic anti-satellite weaponry “is horrible for the world … to me, the one limiting factor is no debris.

Anti-satellite weapons tests could create chaos in space, warns B.C. study Military test strikes on old satellites could turn low Earth orbit into a minefield of debris, threatening global ...

Russia launched a Nudol missile this past week carrying an anti-satellite weapon, or ASAT, that intercepted Cosmos 1408, a defunct Soviet Union-era intelligence satellite.

The U.S. accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow's intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied satellites.

But when it comes to America’s GPS network, there’s no backup. It’s an Achilles’ heel that the country’s enemies know all too ...

An anti-satellite weapons test by Russia against one of its own targets has generated debris that is a risk to astronauts on the International Space Station and other activities in outer space ...

Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says By: Aamer Madhani And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press Posted: 1:30 PM CST Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 Last ...

Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, U.S. says By ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press Posted July 23, 2020 7:20 pm 3 min read ...

WASHINGTON – The United States criticized China on Thursday for conducting an anti-satellite weapons test in which an old Chinese weather satellite was destroyed by a missile.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday there was no sign Russia has decided to go ahead and deploy an emerging anti-satellite weapon, the disclosure of which has rattled Washington ...

Anti-satellite weapons tests could create chaos in space, warns B.C. study Military test strikes on old satellites could turn low Earth orbit into a minefield of debris, threatening global ...

Some anti-satellite weapons might use grappling devices or nets to send satellites burning into the Earth’s atmosphere. Other ideas have included using microwaves to fry a satellite’s electronics or ...