Russia carried out an Anti-Satellite missile test on Monday, destroying one of its own satellites in orbit.US Space Command said Russia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite, or DA-ASAT missile.The missile struck the satellite, named Cosmos 1408, blowing it to pieces.James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, said in a statement,“Russia’s tests of direct-ascent Anti Satellite weapons clearly demonstrate that Russia continues to pursue counter space weapon systems that undermine strategic stability and pose a threat to all nations,”The test created a vast cloud of debris that continues to orbit Earth, and some of the material loomed dangerously close to the International Space Station.This forced astronauts to take shelter in a pair of spacecraft – a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and a Russian Soyuz capsule — that are capable of returning them to Earth in case of any eventualities.In this video Defense Updates analyzes why Russian Anti Satellite weapon is a major threat for the US?