Russia's Cosmos 2612 satellite may have been planned to attack U.S. radar satellite in orbit, analysts say

Space analysts and national security insiders believe the Russian satellite Cosmos 2612 likely intended to attack a key U.S. radar satellite in what would have been the first instance of warfare in orbit, but that the Kremlin may have called off the operation at the 11th hour.

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