Germany Calls for Deterrent Measures against Russia after Destroying Satellite in Outer Space

Germany called for deterrent measures against Russia after it destroyed a satellite orbited in deep space, the Al Arabiya channel reported, in an urgent news story a while ago.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had conducted a successful experiment in space, which resulted in the destruction of a Russian satellite out of service.

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the debris of the satellite destroyed by the test did not and will not pose a threat to the International Space Station.

The seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), had to take shelter in the Crew Dragon and Soyuz spacecraft, as the orbital outpost approached a cloud of hazardous space junk, Digitartlends reported.

According to the US agency of space ( NASA), the scrap which left after Russia destroyed one of its outdated satellites in an anti-satellite missile test (ASAT), with the explosion said to have caused about 1,500 separate pieces of debris.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed that a successful test of an anti-satellite system had been conducted, adding that the missile had precisely hit an out-of-service Soviet satellite.

The fragments resulting from the operation do not pose any threat or danger to space activities.

But Washington strongly disapproved of the experiment, describing it as a dangerous behavior that threatens the interests of all countries, especially the astronauts on the International Space Station.

While Moscow described the US position as hypocritical, calling on Washington and other powers to sign an agreement that prevents the deployment of weapons in space, which the United States rejects, according to it.

Russia confirmed that its test of the satellite destruction system was not directed against anyone and was carried out in accordance with international law, saying that the US accusations come as the United States seeks to dominate in space.

"This operation was carried out in strict accordance with international law, including the 1967 Space Treaty, and was not directed against anyone," ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website.