Russia checks to place nuclear weapons in space, warns NATO Secretary General Rutte. A war in space could cause chaos on earth.
Brussels – the NATO fears that Russia will also wage wars in space in the future and the Russian president Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons against satellites. “We are aware of reports that Russia is examining the opportunity to place nuclear weapons in space,” said NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte the Welt am Sonntag.
So-called anti-satellite weapons were not directed against the earth, but against satellites in space. A shooting of satellites from nuclear weapons could trigger chaos on earth. Because many systems on earth can only be used using satellites.
Russia probably wants to develop nuclear weapons for space – NATO warns of new war
Russia’s skills in space are currently outdated and not at the level of the West, said Rutte. A way to improve this is the development of nuclear weapons in space for Russia. “This is very worrying,” said the NATO boss.
In addition, this would mean a break in the 1967 space contract. This prescribes peaceful use of space. The contract was ratified by a large part of the states, also by Russia and the USA.
“Space and more dangerous”-security threatened by Putin according to NATO boss
“In recent years, it has become more and more dangerous in space, more dangerous and unpredictable. We know that the competition in space is violent and becomes more and more bitter. This affects our entire security,” said Rutte of the newspaper.
In 2021, NATO decided that the assistance obligation according to Article 5 also applies to attacks in or from space. Article 5 states that an armed attack against one or more Allies is considered an attack against everyone.
NATO is preparing for the war of Russia in space – better protect satellites from nuclear weapons
NATO is already standing at the risk of a Russian war in space, according to Rutte: The NATO allies exchanged intelligence knowledge, set up national space commands and developed smaller and better protected satellites. The space is very important for the deterrent and defense of NATO.
Rutte also announced increased monitoring of the Arctic with satellites for the first time. “We see how China and Russia are increasingly using the new sea routes and militarize parts of the Arctic. Satellites can help us monitor movements on land and at sea and at the same time they ensure that our troops have resistant and safe communication”.
Vladimir Putin keeps making its antipathy clear to the West. Now Russia is also in the limelight in terms of violent crimes in Germany. At the same time, negotiations on the end of the Ukraine War continue. (SMU)
