US facing 'Cuban Missile Crisis in space' as Russia plots anti-satellite nukes, Rep. Mike Turner warns

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House Intelligence chair: US could face 'Cuban Missile Crisis in space'

WASHINGTON – America is on the brink of a new Cuban Missile Crisis — this time in space — as Russia develops nuclear anti-satellite armaments while the Biden administration twiddles its thumbs,from launching the weapon — which could wipe out everything from GPS to cell service and the internet, eliminating many of the conveniences of modern life — during an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the nation’s capital.

But Turner argued the reveal did not go far enough, leaving Americans in the dark about the progress and viability of Russia’s capability.Sputnik I, the first manmade satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched by the Soviets from an undisclosed location on October 4, 1957., and what I call on them to do, is to tell the world what is the status of this in development,” he said.

“The administration, I believe, is reticent to have the discussion because they don’t want to admit that they’re not doing anything, and we are sleepwalking into what it will be an irreversible ‘Day Zero’ effect,” Turner said.“The aspect of this being in space is not just, ‘Well, it’s there in space. It’s not destructive unless they use it,'” he said. “No, It’s disruptive on day one … because suddenly we will not be able to count on any of these systems that are there.

“The Biden administration is incredibly reluctant to take any action that would appear to be escalatory. However, Russia is the escalatory aggressor. Escalation has already occurred,” he said. “Now, the United States must stand with our allies to stop ‘Day Zero’ and preserve space.”Tourists pass by Russian cruise-missile submarine Kazan and tug boat Nikolay Chiker, docked in Havana’s bay, Cuba, June 13, 2024.

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