There’s a Space Weapon Circling the Planet. Here's What We Know.
Troy Meink said the weapons are meant to protect American forces as experts warn the move could intensify the space arms race.
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Just over a week ago, US Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink confirmed that the country has weapons in orbit in space. – Today we are ensuring that we remain ready to meet the challenges of emerging threats, wherever they may be. That is why the United States now has weapons in orbit in space, ready to defend our troops against enemy attack, he said. The US has not provided any further details on exactly which systems are in question. According to…
High above our heads hangs American weapons. The US does not say what kind of weapons they are, but many points to a very special type.
Trump administration announces it has placed weapons in orbit, in major step in the militarization of space
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty, to which 118 states, including the United States, are party, commits its signatories “not to place in orbit around the earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction.” Alison Storsve, the US delegate, told the committee that the United States “must vote NO […]
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