Russia’s development of a space-based nuclear weapons system poses a threat to “the entire modern way of life,” according to a top U.S. general. “It's a completely indiscriminate weapon ...

Technically, a space weapon is defined as one which completes at least one full orbit of the earth, so neither of the new weapons actually violates the treaty. Even so, they probably represent ...

"Even if we wanted to keep space weapons-free, space is already a domain central to modern military operations." The Pentagon depends on communications and "reconnaissance provided by space." ...

Satellites play a vital role in modern military and civilian operations ... Experts suggest that the Russian space weapon may possess electronic warfare capabilities, enabling it to interfere ...

"Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter space weapon," said Pentagon spokesman Brig Gen Pat Ryder on Tuesday evening. It was on the "same orbit" as a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is "categorically against" the deployment of nuclear weapons in space. His remarks came during a televised meeting with his defence minister ...

Cryptic intelligence reports this week of Russia building an unspecified nuclear space weapon stoked fear among Americans who worried escalating nuclear threats could mean global catastrophe is near.

Current weapons of the type do not have “effective combat capabilities”, researchers note in the Chinese journal Modern Navigation ... developed more for use on space platforms like satellites ...

UNITED NATIONS--The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space, the U.S. ambassador ...