NATO intelligence from two unnamed member nations, reported on December 21-22, 2025, suspects Russia is developing a “zone-effect” anti-satellite weapon to target SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, deploying clouds of high-density pellets from small satellites to disable multiple low-Earth orbit assets simultaneously. This counters Starlink’s pivotal role in enabling Ukrainian battlefield communications, drone strikes, and targeting since Russia’s 2022 invasion, amid Moscow’s recent S-500 deployments claimed capable of orbital intercepts. Experts like Secure World Foundation’s Victoria Samson doubt feasibility due to uncontrollable debris risks endangering Russian, Chinese, and Indian satellites, including ISRO’s constellations vital for navigation and reconnaissance. From India’s strategic lens, this escalates space militarization, threatening regional assets and underscoring urgency for New Delhi to bolster ASAT defenses and multilateral norms against orbital debris proliferation.