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War-hungry Vladimir Putin could take fight against the West to space, expert warns
Vladimir Putin could wage war on the West from space, Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff said in a chilling warning.The warmonger may be poised to target the UK's GPS and communication satellites which if attacked, would cut Britain off from the rest of the world, said Admiral Sir Tony Radakin.READ MORE: Boozed-up conscripted Russians smash bus driving them to military unit for Ukraine warAnd a space attack wouldn't come on its won, he - the Russian despot could use both sabotage submarines and nuclear weapons to deliver a triple blow.Radakin said: "[Russia] has capabilities in space. We saw an example of that at the tail end of last year, when Russia exploded an object in space which created immense debris."Russia has nuclear capabilities, Russia has underwater capabilities."Last year Russia tested a ground-based missile that blew up one of its own satellites a whopping 300 miles above the earth.Until recently much of Putin's war was fought on land and in the air.However this week the West launched an investigation into four blasts that destroyed the undersea Nord Stream pipeline, which provides gas to several European nations including Germany.The West has accused Russia of using secret sabotage subs to carry out the attack and cutting much of Europe off from its energy supply.
