Russia admits to anti-satellite missile test but rejects ‘dangerous behavior’ accusations

US officials accuse Moscow of ‘irresponsible’ behavior after it conducts test that threatened lives of astronauts on board the ISS

Russia has admitted to destroying one of its satellites during a missile test but rejected US accusations that it had endangered the International Space Station.

US officials on Monday accused Moscow of “dangerous and irresponsible behavior” after it conducted an anti-satellite weapons test that threatened the lives of the seven astronauts on board the ISS.

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