The U.S. has accused Russia of launching a space weapon into low-Earth orbit, but Russian officials dismissed the assertion as “fake news” as the two countries continue to spar over the issue of space weaponry.
Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder held a news briefing Tuesday and claimed that the space weapon can attack other satellites. His comments mirrored earlier claims made by the U.S. ambassador to the UN on Monday that Russia had launched an anti-satellite weapon.