Exploring Russia's plan to place a weapon in space to target US surveillance satellites and the implications for the military defense systems. Discussing the vulnerability of the limited number of critical satellites and the potential consequences of Russia's actions in space.
U.S. officials have acknowledged a growing fear that Russia may be trying to put a nuclear weapon into orbit.
Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains that their real worry is that America could lose the battle for military supremacy in space.
Guest: Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.
The Pentagon is in the early stages of a program to put constellations of smaller and cheaper satellites into orbit to counter space-based threats of the sort being developed by Russia and China.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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