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US general warns Russia may be developing nuclear anti-satellite weapon in orbit
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The head of U.S. Space Command said the U.S. is «very concerned» that Russia may be developing a nuclear weapon in space to target satellites, warning such a move could disrupt global communications, GPS systems and daily life on Earth.
Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, the commander of U.S. Space Command, made the remarks during an appearance on The General & The Journalist, a weekly podcast by The Times.
«Russia remains a very historic and sophisticated space power. Yes, they have been hurt by economic sanctions, but they continue to invest in counter-space weapons, with the most concerning reports being that they are potentially thinking about placing on orbit a nuclear ASAT weapon,» he added. «That would violate the Outer Space Treaty that they’re a party to, and it would hold at risk everyone’s satellites in low Earth orbit, and that would be an outcome that we just couldn’t tolerate.»
Whiting noted that space is considered a global commons, with the 1967 Outer Space Treaty — signed by nearly every nation, including all major space powers — prohibiting claims of sovereignty.
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Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, nominee to be general and commander of the U.S. Space Command, waits to testify during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on the nominations of Lt. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, nominee to be general and commander of the U.S. Northern Command and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. ((Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images))
He said that differs from earlier eras when explorers would plant flags to claim land for a king or country.
Whiting stopped short of confirming the underlying intelligence, but emphasized the seriousness of the concern.
«I won’t speak about our intelligence sources and methods, but obviously it’s a report that we’re very concerned about,» he said.
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President Vladimir Putin declares Russia’s nuclear triad development an «absolute priority» on Defender of the Fatherland Day, emphasizing strategic deterrence capabilities. (Contributor/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Pentagon for further comment on the matter.
A nuclear detonation in low Earth orbit — which spans roughly 100 to 1,200 miles above Earth — could have devastating consequences for both military and civilian infrastructure, according to Whiting.
«All of low Earth orbit would be at risk, and you know, that’s over 10,000 satellites today with these new proliferated low earth orbit constellations like Starlink,» he said.
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A picture of the International Space Station over the northeast coast of the United States. (NASA)
Such an event could cripple satellite networks that underpin GPS, communications, financial systems and global internet access.
Whiting noted that most people do not realize how dependent modern life is on space-based systems.
«The average citizen around the world probably doesn’t think about how space enables their life every day, but if they carry a smartphone in their pocket, they are leveraging space multiple times a day,» he said.
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A Russian rocket launches into space alongside an image of Russia’s president, as U.S. officials warn Moscow may be exploring a nuclear anti-satellite weapon capable of disrupting global satellite systems. (Rocket: Reuters ; Putin: Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
He suggested Russia may view space-based attacks as a way to offset what it sees as U.S. and NATO advantages in conventional warfare.
«From a Russian perspective, they look at the United States, they look at NATO and they see a conventional overmatch there of conventional arms,» Whiting said. «They believe that novel ways of trying to undermine the United States and NATO, such as by neutralizing our space capabilities, helps them to level the battlefield.»
Whiting also pointed to ongoing Russian activity targeting satellite systems, including widespread interference in Europe.
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«Clearly across Europe, we have seen sustained satellite communication jamming and GPS jamming,» he said.
He warned that such actions are already having real-world consequences, particularly for civilian aviation.
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«The real problem with that GPS jamming, for example, is it’s being done in a way that’s affecting civil aviation in Eastern Europe and across Southern Europe,» Whiting said.
«When we put at risk civilian airliners full of citizens just trying to go on business or holiday, that’s incredibly problematic,» he added. «We do not want to see this normalization of trying to interfere with other satellites.»
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En Honduras, donde miles de adolescentes enfrentan riesgos de deserción escolar, violencia y falta de oportunidades, el programa Teens Ready, conocido también como Educación “Súper Pilas”, surge como una apuesta para transformar la vida de los jóvenes a través de formación integral y herramientas prácticas para enfrentar la vida adulta.
La iniciativa, impulsada por World Vision Honduras en conjunto con la Secretaría de Educación, fue lanzada oficialmente que busca beneficiar a 25 mil adolescentes de entre 12 y 17 años en los 18 departamentos del país.
A diferencia de un programa académico tradicional, la propuesta tiene como objetivo acompañar a los jóvenes en áreas que muchas veces quedan fuera del aula: manejo emocional, emprendimiento, ciudadanía, autoestima y preparación para el futuro.
El coordinador del proyecto RISE, Gerson Raudales, indicó que el modelo fue diseñado especialmente para adolescentes que atraviesan etapas vulnerables y que requieren fortalecer habilidades personales y sociales. De acuerdo con su explicación, el programa trabaja cuatro dimensiones principales: salud y bienestar, cultura emprendedora, ciudadanía activa y transformación personal.
“El programa Teens Ready es multidimensional y progresivo. Busca desarrollar habilidades en adolescentes de 12 a 17 años para prepararlos ante situaciones complejas de la vida adulta”, expresó Raudales.
La metodología integra dinámicas prácticas y herramientas emocionales adaptadas a la realidad de los jóvenes hondureños. Una de ellas es el conocido semáforo de las emociones, una técnica que ayuda a los estudiantes a reconocer su estado emocional, identificar situaciones de riesgo y aprender mecanismos para manejar sus emociones de manera saludable, evitando así la deserción escolar.
Para la especialista en educación de World Vision Honduras, Ynéz Martínez, “la permanencia escolar depende en gran medida de que los estudiantes encuentren espacios educativos atractivos y útiles para su vida cotidiana”. Martínez sostiene que muchos jóvenes abandonan el sistema educativo porque no se sienten motivados o perciben que las clases no responden a sus necesidades reales.
Por ello, el programa implementa metodologías participativas en las que los adolescentes no asisten por obligación, sino por motivación propia y con deseos de aprender y desarrollarse.
“El objetivo es que los niños permanezcan y no salgan del sistema educativo”, puntualizó la especialista, quien también resaltó que la iniciativa busca que los mismos jóvenes motiven a otros compañeros a continuar estudiando.
La intención es que los adolescentes no solo mejoren su desempeño académico, sino que también adquieran herramientas concretas para enfrentar retos cotidianos, acceder a oportunidades laborales o emprender proyectos propios en el futuro.
Entre los puntos resaltados por los impulsores, figura el hecho de que el modelo nació en Honduras y actualmente empieza a expandirse a otros países de Centroamérica. Según Raudales, esta metodología ya se replica en Guatemala y El Salvador, haciendo de Honduras un referente regional en programas de formación juvenil.
“Estamos siendo como el país bandera”, destacó el coordinador, quien subrayó que la experiencia hondureña ha demostrado resultados positivos en el fortalecimiento de adolescentes.
Para las autoridades y organizaciones involucradas, esto representa un reconocimiento al trabajo educativo en el país, así como una oportunidad para mostrar que Honduras puede liderar iniciativas innovadoras dirigidas a la juventud.
La expansión de Teens Ready incorpora un componente preventivo ante problemáticas que afectan a miles de adolescentes hondureños, como la violencia, la exclusión social y la falta de oportunidades. Una de las metas para este año es certificar a más docentes y fortalecer una red educativa capaz de brindar acompañamiento integral a estudiantes en contextos vulnerables.
Con alcance proyectado en los 18 departamentos del país, Teens Ready busca demostrar que invertir en habilidades emocionales, sociales y vocacionales puede marcar la diferencia en la vida de miles de adolescentes hondureños que hoy buscan oportunidades para construir un mejor futuro.
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Trump responds to reports FDA chief Mark Makary could be fired: ‘Know nothing about it’
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President Donald Trump downplayed reports that he was getting ready to fire Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary while speaking to reporters Friday.
«I’ve been reading about it, but I know nothing about it,» Trump said in response to a question about Makary’s potential firing. When asked what’s going on with Makary, Trump responded «nothing much.»
Initial buzz about a possible Makary ouster started circulating when The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Trump had pressured Makary to fast track approval for flavored nicotine vapes.
Makary, according to WSJ, pushed back on the request, drawing Trump’s ire.
The friction pushed Trump to sign off on a plan to fire Makary, WSJ reported Friday.
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President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. look on as Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary delivers remarks during an announcement on significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump did not confirm the WSJ reporting, instead telling reporters «no, no» when asked if he was bringing in a new FDA head.
Makary has been embroiled in a number of controversies since being confirmed as the FDA head in March 2025.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a press conference with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 2025, discussing administration’s plans to lower drug costs. (Annabelle Gordon/REUTERS)
Pro-life activists have accused the former oncology surgeon of slow-walking a safety review for abortion pill mifepristone.
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«This is a five-alarm crisis for the pro-life movement and for the GOP,» SBA Pro-Life America president Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement calling for Makary’s firing.
«The GOP cannot win without its base and simply will not get the enthusiasm that drives turnout without leadership from the top,» she wrote.
Pharmaceutical and biotech firms have also opposed Makary. John Crowley, the head of the biotech trade group, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), condemned some of Makary’s personnel cuts in a recent op-ed.
«Some of the administration’s recent efforts to reform the federal government through aggressive and often indiscriminate personnel cuts have lacked the strategic insights necessary to modernize and reform our nation’s health care agencies, especially the FDA,» Crowley wrote.
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But others, particularly those in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) camp, have come to Makary’s defense, arguing calls for his firing are corporate-funded attacks.
«Dr. Makary is an ally in the MAHA movement,» Kelly Ryerson, an author and popular advocate also known as Glyphosate Girl, told Fox News Digital.
Food activist Vani Hari attends the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP)
«It is not surprising that his uncaptured approach to protecting human health has been met with the swamp calling for his firing,» she continued.
«The criticism is that he didn’t approve flavored vapes quickly enough. The mothers who don’t want their kids smoking find that reasoning alarming,» Ryerson concluded.
«The attacks against FDA Commissioner Marty Makary are coming from Big Pharma and the media outlets financially dependent on pharmaceutical advertising for survival,» Turning Point USA-affiliated podcaster Alex Clark wrote in a Friday post on X.
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«Washington SWAMP CREATURES hate Makary because he brings actual scientific scrutiny, independent thinking, and puts Americans’ health FIRST. President Trump has consistently said he wants to Make America Healthy Again. Replacing Makary with a pharma puppet would move us backward, not forward. DO NOT FIRE MAKARY. He is one of the strongest representatives of the MAHA movement inside the federal government. SCREW OFF BIG PHARMA,» Clark wrote.
Vani Hari, a popular food blogger and prominent media figure among the MAHA movement, also wrote that a Makary ouster «would be a horrible move.»
Fox News Digital contacted the White House, HHS, the FDA, BIO and SBA Pro-Life America for additional comment.
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