Turner: Biden 'sleepwalking' on Russian nuclear ASAT threat

By Shelley K. Mesch / June 20, 2024 at 1:34 PM
The Biden administration is "sleepwalking" in the face of the threat of a Russian nuclear weapon placed in space, the House Intelligence Committee's top lawmaker said today while calling for more information on the capability to be released publicly. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), whose vague statement earlier this year led to reporting on such a nuclear capability in the press , said the public also needs to know the status of Russia’s program and work with other countries to pressure...

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