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Putin says 'categorically against' putting nuclear weapons in space

AFP WORLD
Published February 20,2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he was opposed to sending nuclear weapons to space, dismissing US accusations that Moscow was developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon.

"We have always been categorically against putting nuclear weapons in space," Putin said, calling the accusations part of a "clamour being raised in the West."