On February 14, local time, Congressman Mike Turner, Republican Chairman of the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, suddenly issued an unusual and vague statement, in which he said that he had seen a top-secret intelligence involving a serious national security threat, and Mike Turner urged the Biden administration to make such a major message public to the American people, so as to arouse the great concern of the American people. Since he has not been approved, he has no right to disclose the specific content of this top-secret information to the outside world for the time being.
Chairman of the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and Republican Rep. Mike Turner (Source: Politico Network)
This statement has caused a shock in American society, because of the identity of the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee of Mike Turner, and because he said that he is half secretive and half secretive, especially the rhetoric is still very fierce, and it is related to US national security, it has aroused great concern in American society. Soon, although the White House responded to this statement, it also stated that this information could not be released to the outside world. As a result, American society is even more curious about what exactly is going on, which poses an important threat to US national security, and it is also very urgent.
All of a sudden, speculation was overwhelming. Some say it's a threat from the Russian side, and some say it's a threat from the Chinese side. The major media in the United States have shown their skills and finally dug up this big secret. Although the details vary from outlet to outlet, they are largely the same. The main content of the secret is that the United States, through a special intelligence system, has mastered a classified information in Russia, that is, a nuclear-powered space weapon currently being developed by Russia. This weapon can stay in space for a long time, shoot down US satellites at any time, and paralyze US communications capabilities. Obviously, this weapon is the means of Wang Zhan, because in modern warfare, if there is no guidance from communication satellites, it is equivalent to becoming blind, and the war cannot be fought. If this intelligence is accurate, it can indeed bring great risks to the national security of the United States.
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And why did the chairman of the intelligence committee urge Biden to make this information public? It is in the hope that the US government will face up to such a crisis, and at the same time, I hope that the US government will warn Russia not to act rashly.
Some lawmakers also condemned Turner's actions as a stir caused by Turner's statement, arguing that Turner had no reason to cause public unease. There are also lawmakers who believe that Turner is no longer fit to serve as chairman of the Intelligence Committee. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also came forward to explain, saying, "I'm a little surprised that Congressman Turner made this information public, and the Biden administration will discuss it with intelligence and defense professionals tomorrow, but today I am not qualified to say anything", while he added, "I can confidently say that the Biden administration is protecting the security of the United States and the American people." ”
On the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the White House is doing everything in its power to get the House of Representatives to vote on the bill on US aid to Ukraine, which means that the Kremlin has denied the news, believing that the White House has taken the initiative to make up this big news in order to create a tense atmosphere and help the US Congress pass a bill to aid Ukraine.
We haven't seen more evidence of whether Russia has nuclear-powered space weapons, but Putin did announce two or three years ago that Russia has nuclear-powered space weapons. And whether this space weapon can shoot down US satellites is not known for the time being. Judging by the information revealed by the American media, it is not clear to everyone about this.
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There are several theories: Reuters quoted experts as saying that Russia's new technology may be a nuclear power plant that can be used to destroy or interfere with the electronics inside satellites, but it is unlikely to be an explosive nuclear warhead that can shoot down satellites.
Fox News reported that the new weapons developed by Russia are suspected to be anti-satellite nuclear weapons deployed in space, which can cut off US military satellite communications and destroy US spy satellites.
The New York Times said that the US government has grasped the progress of Russia's space nuclear weapons, which are still in the research and development stage and do not pose a threat in the near future. The U.S. government has informed Congress and its European allies about the matter.
In any case, if this kind of nuclear-powered space offensive weapon really exists, or if it becomes the focus of the government's military development, it is very likely to become a new hot spot in the arms race of various countries, and at the same time, it will also bring greater insecurity to the world.