The world is on cusp of a nuclear arms space race but it is not a cause for panic

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The US military routinely provides security briefs to senior US political leaders, which include land, maritime, air and space threats. Notwithstanding the sensitive nature of such briefs, reports suggest that the latest briefing included a report that Russia was aiming to launch space-based nuclear weapons to target US satellites, sparking US security concerns. US officials stated that the Russians had yet to develop an operational capability, but the head of the US House Intelligence Committee called for a rapid declassification of the associated intelligence to enable a better understanding of this "serious national security threat". US satellites provide a broad...