Putin test-fires anti-satellite missile that can wipe out essential US navigation, communications and intelligence technology in orbit

普京试射反卫星导弹，可摧毁美国在轨卫星

Russia has completed the latest test of its new anti-satellite missile which is capable of wi out essential US navigation, communications and intelligence technology in orbit.

俄罗斯完成了最新的反卫星导弹试验，该导弹能够摧毁美国在轨卫星的关键导航、通信和情报技术。

The sixth test flight of the 'Nudol' is believed to have taken place at Plesetsk Cosmodrome, 500 miles north of the Russian capital, Moscow, on March 26.

据信，“Nudol”的第六次试飞是于3月26日在俄罗斯首都莫斯科以北500英里的普列谢茨克发射场进行的。

On this occasion, the weapon, also known as PL19, is said to have been launched from its eventual transporter for the first time suggesting a major step forward in its development.

这种也被称为PL19的武器此次据说是第一次从最终发射器中发射，这意味着它的研发又向前迈出了一大步。

In the past, the project has been shrouded in secrecy but Russian state reports have insisted that the Nudol is for defense purposes, describing it as 'a new Russian long-range missile defense'.

过去，该项目一直处于机密状态，但俄罗斯政府的报告坚称，Nudol是出于防御目的，称其为“一种全新的俄罗斯远程导弹防御系统”。

But experts say the interceptor missile's main job is to accelerate out of the Earth’s atmosphere and strike large objects, using kinetic energy.

但专家表示，拦截导弹的主要任务是利用动能加速离开地球大气层，打击大型物体。

It comes as Russia continues to modernise its strategic arsenal under President Vladimir Putin.

在俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔•普京领导下，俄罗斯继续推进其战略武器装备的现代化。

A Defense Intelligence Agency report to Congress in February 2015 stated: 'Russia's military doctrine emphasizes space defense as a vital component of its national defense.

美国国防情报局于2015年2月向国会提交的一份报告称：“俄罗斯的军事理论强调太空防御是其国防的重要组成部分。”

'Russian leaders openly assert that the Russian armed forces have anti-satellite weapons and conduct anti-satellite research.'

“俄罗斯领导人公开宣称，俄罗斯武装力量拥有反卫星武器，并进行反卫星研究。”

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The first successful test launch of the Nudol was in late 2015 as part of a wave of next-generation kinetic interceptor systems currently being developed by Russia, according to The Diplomat.

据这位外交官说，2015年末，Nudol首次成功试射，是俄罗斯目前正在研发的新一代动力拦截系统的一部分。

After a previous test in 2016, former Pentagon official Mark Schneider warned that the consequences of an anti-satellite attack on the U.S. could be devastating.

在2016年的一次试射之后，前五角大楼官员马克施耐德曾警告说，反卫星袭击对美国的影响可能是毁灭性的。