Moscow: Russia said on Tuesday has tried weapons that target old Russian satellites with “Razorsharp precision” and accusations rejected by the United States, England and NATO that the test has been dangerous for the orbit of the spacecraft.
US officials said the Monday trial had been produced by the field of debris in the threatened low-ended orbit of the ended with the International Space Station (ISS) and it would pose a danger for space activities for the year.
The test clearly shows that Russia, “even though claims from opposing weapons from outer space, are willing to …
endanger the exploration and use of space by all nations through reckless and irresponsible behavior,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the test was reckless, was a threat to the ISS and Chinese spacecraft orbit, and showed Russia was developing a new weapons system.
A British government spokesman condemned the test and urged Moscow to join talks at the United Nations on “responsible behavior when it comes to space.” The Russian Ministry of Defense said the debris from the test did not pose a threat to the ISS, and that Washington knew this.
“We really managed to test the promising system.
It hit old satellites with sharp precision.
The formed fragment does not pose a threat to space activity, “Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by the news agency.
The target is a non-operational spacecraft, Tselina-D, which has been in orbit since 1982, the ministry said.
As said by the US, China and India have done a similar test in the past.
The Russian Space Agency said the ISS crew had a while to move to their respective spacecraft.
The Ministry of Defense said Russia was forced to beef to its defense capabilities due to weapons tests by the US and Washington built space power at 2020.
Moscow said it had tried an agreement to stop weapons used in the room for years, but it was Washington and its allies had blocked the agreement on UN.