Baseless.

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ASAT = Anti-Satellite.

That was quick. The Russian responds.

The pronouncements of American Congressman Mike Turner excessively alarmist, without foundation, baseless?

 "What are Russia's Top 5 Anti-Satellite Systems?"

From https://sputnikglobe.com.

"Russia has effective means to thwart adversary satellites, including arms based on new physical principles. What are they?"

EFFECTIVE MEANS AND HAS HAD EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR SOME TIME.

"Moscow trashed the groundless rumors of its alleged efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space on February 15."

"A day earlier, mainstream US media claimed that Washington had informed Congress and its European allies about Russia's work on a new, space-based nuclear weapon designed to undermine the US satellite network."

Anti-satellite weaponry not a new thing for both Russia, USA and perhaps China also.

THE RUSSIAN AT THEIR DISCRETION CAN DEPLOY AND USE IN COMBAT ANY OF FIVE MODES OF ATTACK, AMERICAN SATELLITES IN ORBIT!

Atomic weapons in orbit as an ASAT weapon admittedly would be a treaty violation and a dangerous trend.

As to the five Russian ASAT weapons already at hand descriptions thereof the devoted reader to the blog will have to read the entire article for themselves.

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