US fears Russia preparing to put nuclear weapons in space

Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) sparked national concern on Wednesday when he released an urgent notice warning of a “serious national security threat.” Members of Congress are now being briefed on the matter. Multiple sources tell me that CNN’s original reporting on the threat being Russia-related is accurate. Two sources further tell me that this is a space-based nuclear weapons threat.

Top line: It appears that Russia is in the process of deploying (via multiple recent satellite launches), or is preparing to deploy, an anti-satellite-based nuclear weapons system into space. Concerns have escalated amid Russian military-related satellite launches, the most recent of which occurred last week.