The House Intelligence Committee Chair asked Biden to declassify intel on reported nuclear anti-satellite weapon
House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) called on President Joe Biden to declassify all intelligence reports related to an unnamed “serious national security threat” on Wednesday, as reported by ABC News. Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, addressed the remarks in a press briefing, assured reporters the country faced no imminent threat of attack, and confirmed that he reached out to congressional leaders. Sullivan offered no further details of the supposed threat.
According to ABC News, two sources familiar with deliberations on Capitol Hill told the outlet that the classified intelligence involved Russian ambitions to put a nuclear weapon into space — not to drop a nuclear weapon onto Earth, but rather to possibly use against satellites. “It is very concerning and very sensitive,” one source reportedly told the outlet, calling it “a big deal.”
“Current and former officials said the nuclear weapon was not in orbit,” The New York Times reported, confirming ABC News’ report. Turner’s warning comes ahead of a previously planned Thursday meeting on the topic between congressional leaders and Biden’s top security advisers which Turner is scheduled to attend. Sullivan said he “was a bit surprised that Congressman Turner came out today.”
Mike Johnson has seen this intelligence.
Mike Johnson knows that withholding aid to Ukraine will result in Russian victories. And that is what he is choosing. That is what Trump is choosing. That is what MAGA is choosing. Their considered policy is the defeat of Ukraine and imperiling all of Europe. Think about that.
Yes, they are fucking traitors to humanity. Unfortunately, so are large swaths of the population. So, now what?
Until a large enough percentage of the population of this planet is willing to suffer the consequences of reforming society, the strategic balance will always favor the consolidation of power into fewer and fewer hands. Revolution is and always has been the only viable option to save our species from a dystopian future, as far as I can tell anyway.
The problem here is that most left leaning people are fucking afraid of guns. Who the fuck do you expect to revolt with you? The cops?
My boss is one of those “Ultra MAGA” people. He likes to make audacious, obviously bullshit claims that he heard from dubious sources. Anyway, today’s whopper was that “Ukraine is the second most corrupt country in the world.”
I asked him which was number one and he couldn’t come up with an answer, but a very brief Google search brought up two sources total for the phrase “Ukraine second most corrupt.”
The first was NorwayNews and the other was Freedom. Win. I mentioned that one of those sites was known propaganda and full of Nazis. He got all up in his feelings and has been big mad at me all morning.
My point is, Putin is collecting dividends on his purchase of the Republican party by way of the NRA. These useful idiots are destroying the country from within and people like my boss are aiding and abetting.
Outer Space Treaty
Article IV
States Parties to the Treaty undertake not to place in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction, install such weapons on celestial bodies, or station such weapons in outer space in any other manner.
https://2009-2017.state.gov/t/isn/5181.htm
Russia ratified this when they were still the USSR. I would not at all be surprised if Putin argues that means they are no longer a signatory.
If Russia cannot be considered a signatory of treaties that the USSR signed and ratified, then it also follows that Russia cannot simply take over the USSR’s permanent UNSC seat.
You gotta pick one, Putin.
there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of here putting nukes in space is dumb as fuck
Which is exactly why Putin would do it. That, and to take out Starlink and DoD spy sats.
They don’t need nukes to do that and it would potentially kill people in space because there is no atmosphere to stop the radiation from travelling. Also they can hit anywhere in the world already there is no need to put nukes in space. It’s all fearmongering.
