President Joe Biden’s national security adviser and leading lawmakers on Capitol Hill sought to allay public concerns on Wednesday after the House Intelligence Committee chairman warned of a “national security threat” related to a “destabilizing foreign military capability” so serious that Biden should declassify “all information” about it.

Two sources familiar with deliberations on Capitol Hill said the intelligence has to do with Russia wanting to put a nuclear weapon into space.

This would not be to drop a nuclear weapon onto Earth but rather to possibly use against satellites.

Still, “it is very concerning and very sensitive,” said one source, calling it “a big deal.”

While not addressing the subject directly, multiple members of Congress quickly described the issue as serious without stoking public alarm.

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