John Plum, the US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, said the country’s officials had high-level contact with Russia because Moscow disputed Washington’s conclusions about new space-based weapons. This was reported by TASS.
“We’re working with our allies and partners, obviously Russia, to reassure them that that’s not their responsibility,” Plum said. said.
According to him, “exchange of views” on new weapons is taking place at the highest level.
Before that, the press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on US plans to put a draft on the ban on the placement of nuclear weapons in space for a vote in the UN Security Council, said: statedthat this issue is a potential area of dialogue between Moscow and Washington.
White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby statedIt was stated that the USA will submit a resolution to the UN Security Council next week to ban nuclear weapons in space.
The White House expressed confidence that Russia should vote for this resolution.
Previously the Pentagon preparing for use Space capabilities in conflict.