Could Russia Be Poised to Use an On-Orbit Weapon Against a Commercial Satellite?

Posted by ck2 on Sunday October 18, 2026 @12:45PM
from the csis.org dept.

https://www.csis.org/analysis/could-russia-be-poised-use-orbit-weapon-against-commercial-satellite

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Re:Could Russia Be Poised to Use an On-Orbit Weapon Against ... by visc1 on Sunday October 18, 2026 @01:10PM (#50143024)

Isnt that why the US has the X-37B with a reusable nudging weapon to push satellites out of orbit? I don't think it would be wise for Russia to try to take out satellites when the US can push back ;)

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Re:Could Russia Be Poised to Use an On-Orbit Weapon Against ... by bigyabai on Sunday October 18, 2026 @01:17PM (#50143106)

Who knows. If Russia targets Ukrainian SAR satellites, the US might not feel compelled to retaliate with an expensive spaceplane mission.

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