White House Briefs Congress on Russian Nuclear Threat in Space
• White House national security adviser scheduled classified meeting with congressional leadership regarding intelligence on "serious national security threat" • Sources say intelligence relates to Russians wanting to put a nuclear weapon in space, not to drop on Earth but possibly to use against satellites • Multiple members of Congress describe issue as serious but say public should not alarm • House Intelligence Committee chairman requests Biden declassify all information on threat so Congress can respond • Sullivan declines to provide details on threat but says he reached out to congressional Gang of Eight to offer personal briefing