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Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) shocked much of Washington in February 2024 when he sent a memo to colleagues in Congress urging them to review sensitive intelligence warning that Russia may be preparing to deploy a nuclear weapon in space. As chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Turner later added that he was “was concerned that it appeared that the administration was sleepwalking into an international crisis.” In the weeks and months that followed, the Biden administration largely confirmed Turner’s characterization of the threat, and at a CSIS event in May of 2024, assistant secretary of state for arms control Mallory Stewart seemed to identify a specific Russian satellite that was part of the Russian program, although the information provided did not clearly support the assessment or give insight into Russia’s true intentions.