US STRATCOM and Space Force Warn Congress of Expanding Russian and Chinese Space Threats

Leaders from US Strategic Command and the Space Force briefed Congress on adversary space capabilities, highlighting Russia's development of a nuclear-armed anti-satellite weapon designed to create electromagnetic pulses capable of disabling satellites across wide orbital zones. Defense News reported the briefing coincided with NPT Review Conference preparation, where Russia's potential deployment of nuclear weapons in space will be a central agenda item. China's expanding counterspace arsenal was also addressed. The session exposed the growing vulnerability of US military satellite constellations that proved critical during Operation Epic Fury.