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5 sources12h ago

US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons

The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities. US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the "on orbit" weapon was necessary to safeguard US forces against hos

Hiru News - English•12h ago
China warns US space weapons could fuel arms race
By Hiru News English
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China urged the United States to halt its military build-up in outer space after Washington acknowledged it ​has weapons deployed in orbit, while Chinese state media ‌warned the move could fuel a global arms race. Meink did not identify the weapons.

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  • Donald Trump4
  • Guo Jiakun2
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  • Song Zhongping
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  • Pentagon2
  • Air & Space Forces Association
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  • Global Times
  • Joint Force
  • Air Force
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  • China6
  • Russia5
  • Ukraine4
  • Washington3
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  • US admission of orbital weapons seen as landmark moment in race with China, RussiaHiru News - English·15h ago
  • US military confirms it has deployed weapons in spaceNewsWire English·1d ago
  • US confirms for first time it has deployed space weaponsDaily Mirror·1d ago
  • US confirms for first time it has deployed space weaponsHiru News - English·1d ago
  • US confirms for first time it has deployed space weaponsAda Derana·1d ago
  • US confirms for first time it has deployed space weaponsSri Lanka Mirror·1d ago
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