Threat to U.S. national security linked to Russia wanting nuclear weapon in space, ABC News

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and top lawmakers in Congress on Wednesday sought to assuage public concern after the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee warned of a national security threat posed by a destabilizing foreign military capability.

It is reported that the US intelligence is related to Russia's desire to send nuclear weapons into space. It is not about dropping nuclear weapons on Earth, but rather about their possible use against satellites.

Sources of the publication indicate that this topic is alarming and very sensitive. Without addressing the issue directly, several members of Congress were quick to call the problem serious without causing public alarm.

Lawmakers' reaction

"We are going to work together to address this matter, as we do all sensitive matters that are classified," House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters.

Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut and the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, echoed that in his own statement, calling the warning "significant" but "not a cause for panic."

"As to whether more can be declassified about this issue, that is a worthwhile discussion but it is not a discussion to be had in public," Himes said.

What preceded

National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan talked about the threat to national security, but a broader briefing will take place tomorrow.

CNN wrote that the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Turner, provided intelligence on a serious threat to national security to all members of Congress for review. It may be connected with Russia.