Satellite test was not a weapon: Russia

Russia has said that the satellite test it did in space was not a weapon.

Russia's defense ministry dismissed the accusations of the US and Britain, accusing them of manipulating the facts.

The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying, "The tests conducted on July 15 have not posed any threat to any other spacecraft. And it has not violated any international law.''

Russia said that it is using new technology to monitor and test Russia's space equipment.

Earlier Britain and America had said that they are worried about these activities of Russia.

Britain and the US had alleged that Russia launched something like a weapon from a satellite in space.

The head of Britain's space directorate issued a statement saying, "We are concerned about the way Russia has tested one of its satellites by launching something like a weapon."

The statement said that such action is a threat to the peaceful use of space.

The US had earlier expressed concern about Russia's satellite.

Air Marshal Harvey Smith, head of Britain's Space Directorate, issued a statement saying, "This type of action poses a threat to the peaceful use of space and it also poses the risk of debris accumulating in space that is the satellite and the entire space Can damage the system on which the whole world depends.''

He said, "We urge Russia to abstain from such tests further." We also urge Russia to continue to work constructively with Britain and other allies to promote responsible attitude in space.''

According to BBC Defense Correspondent Jonathan Bell, Britain has first accused Russia of carrying out satellite tests in space, and this happened just a few days after the Intelligence and Security Committee in Britain said in a report that Britain The government had failed miserably to address the threat from Russia.

Fear of space war?

After this incident, a new type of arms race in space can give rise to concern and many other countries are also investigating the technology which can be used as a weapon in space.

The US has said that it is the same satellite system of Russia about which it had expressed concern in the year 2018 and also questioned this year when the US accused Russia of having a satellite close to the US satellite. having had.

Regarding this latest development, the head of the US Space Command, General J. Raymond, said that there is evidence that Russia has tested an anti-satellite weapon in space.

General Raymond said that Russia has launched a new thing in Orbit via satellite.

He said, "This is another proof of Russia's constant efforts to develop and test space-based systems. And this is in line with Russia's public military doctrine of the use of weapons to put the US and its allies in space at risk.''