why would you need a Nuke against a satellite? youd think a good laser would do pretty well in close proximity with a lot less debris
Too big and too high power requirements
Widespread EMP could take out many satellites at once.
A nuclear detonation is just the only practical way to generate a giant one.
The magic part is that you launch the nuke through the satellite, then it falls back to earth on top of your enemy.
Or perhaps the debris is the point?
I mean… The nuke would work though
Russia can’t even make ball bearings or a modern working tank and jet, and their technology is consistently proven to be beaten by 40 year old equipment… I don’t think this is going to be a serious threat.
They already have functional orbital rockets and nukes… A nuclear space-based EMP isn’t much of a leap from there.
Says who? Russia?
They can’t even attend the Olympics without cheating their asses off.
They could try to develop anti satellite technology like building roofs over their vehicle lots so we can’t watch them pull 60 year old tanks to the front in real time but no, another doomsday weapon it is…
Your thinking is old school and not at all dynamic enough for the modern battlefield. Mount the roofs on top of the vehicles instead. It’ll fool everyone. “What’s that? Oh it’s just a convoy of cottages being moved south for the winter, or summer or whatever.”
From reading other stuff it seems much more likely that its a nuclear powered satellite jammer, not a nuclear satellite weapon. Nuclear powered would allow it to more effectively jam for longer distances/periods of time. We all have nuclear powered satellites in orbit which breaks no nuclear treaties so it sounds like they’re being intentionally vague for some russia fearmongering.
Not to say it’s not bad tho - it could take out commercial satellites like starlink very effectively and we know how critical that’s been for Ukraine/would be for Taiwan
