Russia developing anti-satellite nuke capability ‘troubling’: White House

Washington: Russia developing anti-satellite nuke capability is “troubling”, but not a threat to anyone’s safety as it has not been deployed yet, the White House said.

“This is not an active capability that's been deployed. And though Russia's pursuit of this particular capability is troubling, there is no immediate threat to anyone's safety,” John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic



Communications at the National Security Council in the White House told reporters at a news conference here.

“We are not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on Earth. That said, we've been closely monitoring this Russian activity and we will continue to take it very seriously,” he said.