“We have reports that Russia is considering placing atomic weapons in space,” said Mark Rutte in an interview with “Welt am Sonntag”. He pointed out that this is “very disturbing”. According to Rutte, specified a step would be a violation of the 1967 Space Treaty.
NATO adapts to fresh developments, said Rutte: "NATO societors adapt to challenges in space, including the exchange of intelligence and the creation of national space command centers, but besides to the improvement of smaller satellites that are more responsive and better protected."
Eye on the Arctic
NATO Secretary-General besides told the paper that the alliance intends to increasingly monitor the Arctic utilizing satellites in the future. “We see China and Russia increasingly utilizing fresh maritime routes and militarizing parts of the Arctic,” said Rutte in an interview with the newspaper.
In his opinion, space technologies are an apparent solution: "satellites can aid us monitor movements on land and at sea while at the same time providing our soldiers with reliable and safe communication".
