Russia is preparing weapons to destroy Starlink satellites.

Two NATO intelligence agencies believe Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon capable of disabling Starlink satellites with a debris cloud.

The Associated Press reports this, citing intelligence data.

This refers to the so-called “area-based weapon,” which allegedly involves filling Starlink orbits with hundreds of thousands of high-density pellets. This would, according to the plan, simultaneously damage or destroy a significant number of satellites and limit the West’s space advantage, which is used, in particular, to support Ukraine.

According to the AP, the pellets could be very small—just a few millimeters in diameter—making them difficult to detect by ground-based and space-based surveillance systems. This would also complicate the attribution of Moscow to a possible attack.

The intelligence does not specify the current stage of development of such a system, whether it has been tested, or when it might be deployed. However, analysts warn that the use of such weapons could lead to uncontrolled chaos in space and pose a threat to the satellites of many countries and companies, including Russia and its allies.

Brigadier General Christopher Horner, Commander of the Canadian Forces Space Command, noted that there is no confirmation of the existence of such a system, but does not consider such a scenario impossible. He stated that if Russia is willing to consider deploying nuclear weapons in space, then the development of other equally dangerous systems is also not surprising.

It was previously reported that Poland would cease funding Starlink for Ukraine after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill that would have allowed continued support through the Ukrainian Aid Fund.

As a reminder, in 2022, American billionaire Elon Musk ordered the shutdown of Starlink satellite terminals over parts of occupied Ukrainian territory , including Kherson, which was then controlled by Russia.

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