Russia accuses US of seeking to place weapons in space

May 21, 2024 — SpaceWar.com reports: “Russia on Tuesday said the United States was seeking to place weapons in space, the latest accusation in an ongoing row that comes a day after Washington vetoed a Russian non-proliferation motion at the United Nations.

‘They have once again demonstrated that their true priorities in the area of outer space are aimed not at keeping space free from weapons of any kind, but at placing weapons in space and turning it into an arena for military confrontation,’ Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.

The two superpowers have traded multiple accusations of seeking to weaponise space in recent months.

In February, Washington said it was concerned by an ‘anti-satellite capability that Russia has developed’ after US media outlets reported that intelligence agencies had warned their allies that Russia could launch a nuclear weapon into orbit.

Moscow denied those accusations as ‘malicious’ and ‘unfounded,’ saying it does not possess such systems.

Russia has since levelled similar charges at the United States…”  (Jesus said: And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;  Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.  And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh–  Luke 21:25 – 28.  

Everyone in the world is dependent on satellites, especially for communication and navigation.  You can well imagine the chaos if this system were disrupted.  One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end, And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted – Jeremiah 51:21,32 – lines of communication were disrupted in this passage – with frightening results.  See the next report.)

Space Officials Outline Key Investments Needed to Ensure U.S. Maintains Edge

May 23, 2024 — SpaceWar.com reports: “In testimony before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee, John D. Hill, deputy assistant secretary of defense for space and missile defense, outlined key investments in DOD’s budget request for fiscal year 2025 needed to keep pace with challengers to the U.S. in the space-warfare domain.

‘We are clearly in a time of rapid change in the space strategic environment,’ Hill told the Strategic Forces Subcommittee. ‘One that does not favor the slow or those resistant to change.’

He noted efforts by China and Russia to rapidly field space and counterspace capabilities meant to degrade and challenge the joint forces’ use of space-based services that provide warfighters with key advantages on the battlefield.

‘The scale and scope of the threats in space present significant risks to the American people, to our national interests, [and] to allies and partners,’ Hill said…

‘Space has never been more critical to the security of our nation, and the success or failure of the joint force depends heavily upon the capabilities that we present,’ Guetlein said. ‘Repeated actions by both the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China underscore the urgency for action’…”