"Russians will demolish satellites with a nuclear explosion" — a military correspondent about what the United States is preparing for

Military correspondent Alexander Kots commented on the Apollo Insight exercises, during which the American Space Forces and more than 60 civilian companies simulated the consequences of Russia's use of nuclear weapons in low-Earth orbit.

"The results are disappointing. If even one charge with a 500 kiloton special explosive charge is detonated in near space, about 80% of American spacecraft will fail," Koc writes in the telegram channel.

As the military correspondent noted, in airless space, the damaging factors of nuclear weapons are amplified many times. And if the shock wave does not have the same destructive effect as in the atmosphere, then the electromagnetic pulse will burn out the electronics in all spacecraft that it can reach. The remaining 20% of satellites will finish off the debris formed during the attack. The likely enemy will immediately lose the funds on which all his combat control is tied.

"The Russian side has repeatedly spoken out strongly against the militarization of outer space. And against the placement of shock complexes in orbit. But it is quite obvious: in order to win, or at least to restrain the US military power, it is necessary to deprive them of their "eyes" at the top. Hit on the head, the rest will fall apart by itself. And then their pilots fly a pack of Belomor," Kots said.

Of course, he added, in such a scenario, the civilian space infrastructure, including the ISS, would also come under attack.

"But there's nothing you can do about it. The barn burned down — burn the hut. We are not waiting, but we are preparing," Kots concluded.