According to its Secretary -General Mark Rutte, the North Atlantic Alliance is aware that Russia is considering such a scenario.
Brussels: The North Atlantic Alliance fears that Russia could soon deploy nuclear weapons in space. NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte told Welt Am Sonntag on Saturday, from which DPA quotes.
NATO, according to Rutte, is aware that Russia is considering such a scenario. The current capacity of Moscow in space was described by the Alliance Secretary General as obsolete and incomparable with the West. However, it is the development of nuclear weapons in the universe that could, in his words, help Russia to improve them and thus raise deep concerns.
It should be the so -called anti -Satelite weapons that are not aimed at the ground but at satellites. However, the destruction of satellites could cause chaos on Earth, given the fact that many systems operate.
Competition in space is growing
In this sense, Rutte warned of a potential violation of the 1967 cosmic contract (Outter Space Treaty), ordering the use of the universe exclusively for peaceful purposes and ratified by most of the world, including Russia or the United States.
Rutte has also said that in recent years competition in the universe has become more harsh and much more intense, and cosmos itself is so overcrowded, dangerous and unpredictable. In his words, this is not just about the so -called. commercial sphere, but also defense and hence overall safety.
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Mutual Defense Treaty, which stipulates that an armed attack against one or more NATO members is considered an attack against the whole alliance, and also applies to attacks in space or from space, approaching DPA.
