U.S. intelligence has gathered highly sensitive information about Russian anti-satellite weapons that have been shared with government officials over the last several weeks.
The intelligence sparked an urgent but vague warning Wednesday from Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. He urged the Biden administration to declassify information about what he called a “serious national security threat.”
Turner gave no details about the nature of the threat, and the Biden administration also declined to address it. But several leading lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), cautioned against being overly alarmed.
Johnson said he was not at liberty to disclose the classified information. “But we just want to assure everyone steady hands are at the wheel. We’re working on it and there’s no need for alarm,” he told reporters at the Capitol.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the ranking member of the Intelligence Committee, agreed with Johnson, saying in a statement that the classified information is “significant” but “not a cause for panic.”
Turner’s announcement appeared to catch the Biden administration off-guard. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House that he already had been due to brief Turner and other senior congressional leaders on Thursday.
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