Russia said it is aware of efforts by US intelligence services to use commercial satellite operators such as SpaceX and warned that such moves made its satellites legitimate targets.
Reuters reported this month that SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, demonstrating deepening ties between Elon Musk’s space company and national security agencies.
Russia He said he knows about the efforts of the intelligence services of USA to use commercial satellite operators such as SpaceX and he warned that such movements converted his satellites on legitimate objectives.
Reuters reported this month that SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, demonstrating deepening ties between the US space company. Elon Musk and national security agencies.
“We are aware of Washington’s efforts to attract the private sector to serve its military space ambitions,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.
Such systems “become a legitimate target of retaliatory measures, including military ones,” Zakharo said.
Source: Ambito
