“It could blind our military. It is incredibly serious. It's a weapon of mass destruction, not just us – countries all over the world.”
A member of the House Intelligence Committee had a chilling warning for Fox News' Maria Bartiromo this weekend.
Appearing on Bartiromo's show, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) underscored the consequences of Russia deploying nuclear weapons into space.
It could allow Russia to use nuclear weapons to destroy America's satellite network, which we have no short-term ability to counter.
“If this weapon is allowed to fully deploy, it could completely blind our economy. It would take out our GPS,” Waltz stated. “It could blind our military. It is incredibly serious. It's a weapon of mass destruction, not just us – countries all over the world.”
The Daily Wire's Daniel Chaitin continues:
The issue came to light in the past week when House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) released a statement calling on the Biden administration to declassify intelligence about a “destabilizing” military capability from a hostile foreign power.
In the ensuing days, the White House conceded Russia had been working on an anti-satellite capability but stressed that it had not been deployed. And Turner has faced blowback for going public after the panel made some details available to all House members.
Waltz said Turner was “very frustrated after sending multiple classified letters to the administration asking, ‘What are you going to do to stop this threat, to deal with this threat?'”
He said, “And it won't surprise you: we got radio silence. So the committee voted unanimously, Republican and Democrat, to say, you know what, all members need to be aware. This threat is so serious, so grave, all members need to be aware.”
Waltz said he fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin will exploit the situation, having concluded that “we are far more dependent on space than he is, so that perhaps this would be at his advantage or that he could use it as a serious deterrence to keep us from doing what we need to do.”
When asked by Bartiromo whether Turner's request to the White House was politically motivated to boost support for Ukraine or FISA surveillance reauthorization, Waltz rejected the notion.
“It had nothing to do with Ukraine. It had nothing to do with FISA,” he said. “FISA, actually, the 702 Section of that informs all kinds of intelligence. Without getting into details, there was some new information that confirmed some things that we had suspected.”
The congressman continued. “And it was the radio silence, the appearance that the administration was sleepwalking as this threat continued to grow. That's what really drove it. And, again, it was a unanimous vote – all sides, from the committee.”
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