The US confirms that Russia has developed a new "anti-satellite" weapon, although it does not represent a "threat"

MADRID, 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The United States confirmed this Thursday that Russia has developed a new "anti-satellite" weapon, although it has noted that it is not yet "active" or deployed in space and does not represent a "threat" to national security.

"We are not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction on Earth," said White House Homeland Security spokesman John Kirby in a controversial press conference after the Committee's warning. of Intelligence of the House of Representatives the day before.

Kirby has not made it clear whether these supposed new capabilities of Moscow are related to nuclear weapons, although he has specified that they would violate the Outer Space Treaty, signed by more than 130 countries, as reported by Bloomberg.

Likewise, he recalled that any "anti-satellite" system should be a cause of "general concern" due to its possible impact on communications. Kirby reiterated during the press conference that Russia has not yet deployed the aforementioned weapon in space.

"We plan to speak directly with the Russians about this, as well as with their allies and partners," he indicated, adding that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has been informed of the latest details by the National Security team.

Likewise, Kirby has indicated that briefings have been planned for members of Congress, as well as for partners and allies of the United States. "We are taking this potential threat very, very seriously," she said.

This comes after the chairman of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, Mike Turner, stated, without specifying the details, that he had "made information about a serious security threat available to all members of Congress." national".

The announcement has generated discomfort in the American political class due, fundamentally, to the fact that it is classified information and that the Administration follows a very "strict" protocol, in the words of Kirby, in this regard.

Kremlin spokesman Dimitro Peskov has assured that this information is a "trick" by the Biden Administration to induce the US Congress to vote on a bill that increases funds to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as reported by the news agency. TASS news.