Results Unclear So Far For U.S. Pressure On Russian Space Weapon

John Plumb

John Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said efforts are underway to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop alleged plans to eventually launch a co-orbital space weapon.

Credit: U.S. Department of Defense
A U.S. government pressure campaign has yet to produce visible results for Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop alleged plans to eventually launch a co-orbital space weapon, the Pentagon’s space policy director said April 8. The existence of a U.S. intelligence assessment about the developmental...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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