German space commander warns Russian nuclear weapon could destroy 'global commons': 'Nobody would survive'
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The commander of German Space Command, Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, expressed concern over reports of Russia developing an anti-satellite space weapon.
"If somebody dares to explode a nuclear weapon in high atmosphere or even space, this would be more or less the end of the usability of that global commons [of orbit]," Traut said, according to Politico, describing the devastating effects of an indiscriminate nuclear blast in space radiating out a satellite-frying electromagnetic pulse across low earth orbit. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
"Nobody would survive an action like that – no satellite, either Chinese or Russian and American or European," Traut added. "If somebody calculates rationally, nobody would employ such a weapon in space."
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