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Intelligence agencies alert: Russia is creating anti-satellite weapons to attack Starlink

2025-12-23 08:23:32Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Intelligence agencies alert: Russia is creating anti-satellite weapons to attack
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Russia is preparing for space warfare. Or at least that's what two Western intelligence agencies have speculated. According to them, Moscow is preparing a new military attack system that aims to target satellites, specifically those of Elon Musk's company Starlink.

The project is based on the possibility of flooding space with a "cloud" of microprojectiles capable of destroying or disabling all types of satellites. Such a weapon, if built and deployed in the country, would be decisive in the confrontation with Moscow.

All the most advanced defense systems now rely on satellite guidance. They allow, for example, the guidance of missiles and even the creation of a network to intercept enemy missiles. Suffice it to say that in Ukraine, the key role played so far by the United States has consisted precisely in logistical assistance, which relies mainly on satellite assistance.

It would therefore be a further step in the Kremlin’s war effort. A space race that, unlike the one waged in the 1960s, is less about conquest than about military dominance beyond the atmosphere. Moreover, since 2019, NATO has also developed a “space strategy,” capturing the essence of a challenge being played out beyond the stratosphere. Controlling the Earth from above means playing a dominant role.

In reality, NATO experts are still not convinced that Russia has managed to design such a weapon. The risk that this "cloud" of missiles could also hit other satellites, perhaps even those of friendly countries such as China, still seems quite high. Others, such as the commander of the Canadian Army's Space Division, General Christopher Horner, do not rule out the possibility that Moscow's technology has reached the point where the construction of a space-based nuclear weapon could be in progress.

However, according to the Western intelligence report, the space mechanism involves launching small satellites into orbit capable of launching micro-projectiles - just a few millimeters in size - that would pass undetected by surveillance systems. The model seems similar to drones carrying smaller drones inside them, which are then released at the right time. Analysts, in particular, are skeptical about the possibility of controlling the trajectory of the debris, which could potentially hit other satellites indiscriminately.

The fact remains that Russia had already launched a missile program to strike space objects, and therefore no one can rule out the possibility of a study being conducted. But for the time being, doubts about its effectiveness persist. However, this is also evidence that the new frontier of warfare has now shifted much higher: between celestial bodies.


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