For the first time, the US has confirmed it has deployed weapons in orbit, with Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealing at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference that America possesses "on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action." Meink declined to give further details or a timeline for the deployment. The announcement drew swift pushback from China and Russia, with Beijing warning against turning space into a "battlefield" and Moscow calling for the "complete demilitarisation of space." The disclosure marks a new escalation in the great-power race for space dominance, as the Pentagon warns that both rivals are advancing counterspace capabilities.
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