"U.S. Urges Russia to Halt Nuclear Space Weapon Deployment"
TL;DR
The Biden administration has issued direct warnings to Russia against deploying a nuclear-capable anti-satellite weapon, with CIA Director William Burns engaging in talks with Russian spy chief Sergei Naryshkin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken raising the issue with Indian and Chinese officials. The warning comes after concerns were raised about a space-based "anti-satellite capability" being developed by Russia, with the U.S. emphasizing that such a deployment would violate the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
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