[HIGHLIGHTS] Intelligence report: What is behind the alleged Russian plans for nuclear weapons in space?

U.S. intelligence services say Russian military is working on nuclear space weapons.

Experts agree that a nuclear explosion in space would have catastrophic consequences. It would destroy satellites in its immediate vicinity and create large amounts of space debris. The detonation would produce an electromagnetic pulse, i.e. high-energy radiation. It could disable all satellites in a larger area - both foreign and our own. The destructive power of atomic bombs in space Would be enormous and would probably also harm Russia. The United States has long sought control of space.