White House Confirms Russia Developing New Anti-Satellite Capability

Russia is developing a new anti-satellite capability that could directly threaten the United States’s most critical civil and military infrastructure, the White House confirmed on Feb. 15. The admission comes after House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) demanded the Biden administration declassify information regarding a “serious national security threat.” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that the threat stemmed from Russia’s pursuit of a new anti-satellite capability but that there was no immediate threat to the American public. “I can confirm that it is related to an anti-satellite capability that Russia is developing,” Mr. Kirby told reporters on Thursday....