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And finally earlier today the Russian Federation recklessly

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conducted a destructive satellite test of a direct Ascent

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at anti-satellite missile against one of its own satellites.

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The test has so far generated over 1500 pieces.

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Of track retractable orbital debris and hundreds of thousands

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of pieces of smaller orbital orbital debris.

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That now, threaten the interests of all nations.

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In addition. This test will significantly increase the risk

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to astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station,

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as well as two other human spaceflight activities.

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Russia's dangerous and irresponsible Behavior jeopardizes,

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the long-term sustainability of our outer space and clearly

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demonstrates that Russia's claims of opposing, the weapon

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weapon is a shin of space are disingenuous and hypocritical.

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United States will work with our allies and partners to respond

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to Russia's irresponsible Act.

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With that, I am happy to take your questions.

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Welcome back weekend.

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I don't have a lot even though there's a lot going on.

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But are you making some kind of a formal diplomatic protest?

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The Russians about this?

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Why is this state department thing?

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Are you getting into?

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Diplomacy in space.

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Well, this is a state department thing because it is a reckless

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and dangerous acts.

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As we said that threatens the interests of all Nations.

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This is something that before the test.

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We had raised repeatedly with senior officials in Moscow to underscore

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the irresponsibility. That sucks a maneuver would entail for

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the 11.2.

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Oh, no, I wasn't ignoring wasn't suggesting you were,

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I was.

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Did you launch file?

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Some kind of formal diplomatic protest to the reference

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against. This is something we have repeatedly raised with Russian

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counterparts are concerns for it for a for a potential

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satellite tattoo. In Matt.

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Let me also be clear that we are going to be working with allies

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and partners around the world to make very clear that this behavior

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is not something, the United States will tolerate diplomatically

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for file, some kind of a protest at the marsh.

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Whatever, with the Russians about this.

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Why is it that you are getting up here as opposed to?

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The Pentagon as opposed to NASA.

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Have you guys launched some kind of formal diplomatic

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protest with the Russians about this incident?

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Let me make it very clear.

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We have spoken to senior Russian officials multiple times to warn

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them of the irresponsibility and dangerousness of such a test.

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And it might be weird.

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We are going to we are going to be.

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We I can't speak to what has been conveyed today.

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But of course, we are not going to shy away from condemning

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this type of irresponsible activity.

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The point I was going to make the point,

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I was going to make and I think it's worth repeating,

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is that today miles above us?

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There are American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts on the International

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Space Station. What?

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The Russians did today with these 1500 pieces of track.

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Open trackable orbital debris, poses a risk.

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Not only to those astronauts, not only to those cosmonauts

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but two

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Satellites in the interest of all Nations.