"Senior US Official Raises Alarm Over Russian Nuclear Capability in Space, Prompting National Security Concerns"

The head of the House intelligence committee, Mike Turner, has urged the Biden administration to declassify information on a "serious national security threat" reportedly involving Russian plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space. Unnamed sources suggest the threat may be linked to Russia's potential deployment of a nuclear anti-satellite weapon, but it is not deemed an urgent threat as the capability is still in development. Experts express skepticism about the plausibility and practicality of such a move, while emphasizing that it would violate the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. Congressional leaders with special security clearance are set to receive a briefing on the matter, with reassurances that there is no need for panic.