.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged that the United States would not conduct destructive anti-satellite tests and called on other nations to follow suit. “As of today the United States commits not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent, anti-satellite missile testing,” Harris said
Submit on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 22:05
The pledge covers ASAT tests in which a missile is launched from Earth or an aircraft at high altitude to blow up a satellite.
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