US condemns Russia for blowing up own satellite and creating space debris

The United States condemned world-regions on Monday for destroying one of its own satellites, which created debris that U.S. Space Command says could endanger space crews for decades.

Following reports that Russia shot down a satellite over the weekend using a direct-ascent, anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile, the air-and-space” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>agency<

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with hight level officers and heads of defense industry enterprises in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with hight level officers and heads of defense industry enterprises in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.
(Evgeniy Paulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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“Russia is developing and deploying capabilities to actively deny access to and use of space by the United States and its allies and partners,” Dickinson continued. “Russia’s tests of direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons clearly demonstrate that Russia continues to pursue counter space weapon systems that undermine strategic stability and pose a threat to all nations.”

Fox News’ Greg Norman and Lucas Tomlinson contributed to this report.

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