Russia testing anti-satellite weapon

Russia has risked triggering a space war by test-firing an anti-satellite weapon in orbit. Britain and America today furiously condemned the Kremlin for a ‘concerning’ act they said threatened peace in space. The weapon’s debris alone threatens the satellites the world depends on, according to the head of the UK military’s space directorate. A US statement said the launch was ‘another example that the threats to US and Allied space systems are real, serious and increasing’.