US: Russia Just Launched Space Weapon Capable of Attacking Our Satellites

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51% : Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood delivered the news at the United Nations Monday:"On May 16, Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that the United States assesses is likely a counterspace weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit," Wood said in remarks before a vote on a UN Security Council resolution drafted by Russia on outer space security.

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