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Note that his tweets indicate that he does not believe it to be an ASAT test.

https://x.com/planet4589/status/1806333953617334688

"Another comment on Resurs-P1; the sat is 5600 kg. That's huge. It would be crazy and very bad of the Russians to use such a massive sat as an antisatellite target. Now it may be true that the Russian govt is indeed crazy and v. bad, but still, am leaning towards 'not ASAT'."

is the whole tweet.

If Putin were doing something stupid because he can, that would sound pretty in keeping to me.

They wouldn’t just be endangering American astronauts with a belligerent ASAT test.

Putin does nothing in space. Its Roscosmos and its executives. It would be silly if someone said that Biden destroyed a satellite in space right? Putin isnt really experienced in space programs. Other people are.

An ASAT test would be authorised at the highest levels of government.

It would not be silly to say it.

IIRC Putin's First deputy prime minister is also the deputy PM for space, the director of Roscosmos being directly beneath him. Maybe Putin isn't a megalomaniac.

Why do you imply Roscosmos is an autonomous organisation not under direct control of the President? Who do you say is in charge of decisions to take military actions (fire weapons) into international regions (space) from Russia?

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