US confirms on-orbit weapons, sparking space arms race fears
TL;DR
The United States publicly confirmed it has deployed space-based weapons, describing on-orbit, space-control capabilities whose exact nature was not disclosed, amid warnings this could accelerate a dangerous arms race with China and Russia and raise concerns about space security, treaties, debris, and global stability.
- US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space The Guardian
- US military confirms it has deployed weapons in space CNN
- U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space NBC News
- U.S. has deployed first space-based weapon, Air Force secretary says The Washington Post
- US military has ‘on-orbit’ space weapons, Air Force Secretary reveals defenseone.com
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