Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: The Pentagon is testing orbital strike weapons
The Pentagon is testing orbital strike weapons, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He is quoted by Interfax.
Related materials 00:03 – 15 August 2018 Above America has found a powerful answer to the hypersonic weapons of Russia00: 00 – 23 February Heavy killer The US Air Force is purchasing an analogue of the Su-57. It will become the most armed fighter in the world. “And to implement this strategy, the Pentagon, without any notification to anyone, is testing strike-combat weapons in orbit, including launching an anti-missile defense system into orbit,” he said.
The Russian Foreign Minister also called the statement hypocrisy authorities of the United States that Moscow allegedly used anti-satellite weapons. “As you rightly said, there are no facts,” Lavrov added.
According to him, the Russian side would prefer to discuss with Washington concerns about the treaty proposed by Moscow and Beijing to prevent an arms race. p>
Earlier on November 16, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accused Russia of creating a threat to the security of space research due to the test of an anti-satellite missile. He stressed that thousands of debris of the affected target remained in orbit, which for decades will threaten objects and satellites important to the security of nations, the economy and scientific interests.