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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

‘Everyone needs to calm down’: experts assess Russian nuclear space threat

Vladimir Putin observing models of satellites at a Russian spacecraft manufacturer's headquarters.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on a visit to a manufacturer of rocket and space equipment near Moscow in October. Photograph: Sputnik/Reuters

Rumours that Russia is planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space have been dampened down by experts who say that while such technology is possible, there is no need to push the panic button.

The furore kicked off on Wednesday when the head of the US House of Representatives’ intelligence committee, Mike Turner, called for the Biden administration to declassify information on what he called a “serious national security threat”.

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