Trump's Weapons in Space Violate International Law
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the military has deployed operational weapons to space, intensifying concerns over treaty compliance and a $3.6 trillion missile-defense program.
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Letters to the Editor: Deploying weapons into space might be Trump’s biggest blunder yet
'Those who foolishly established the ridiculous U.S. Space Command ("Space Force," implying military) may have committed us into a snowballing, falling stack of dominoes,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
VIENNA (AP) — Air Force Secretary Troy Meink was recently told that the U.S. has deployed weapons in space. However, he did not give details about what kind of weapons they were, how they worked, or whether they targeted other objects in space. It is not only the U.S. efforts in space weapons that remain in mystery.
Space Weaponisation Is No Longer Hypothetical
On 14 September, US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told a conference in Maryland that the United States has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.”, without disclosing any further details. Counterspace weapons are not new, and several states have tested them, but no major power had […]
The US has confirmed weapons in space, but has not disclosed their capabilities. Experts talk about satellite jamming and lasers and warn of the risks.
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