US Confirms Deployment of Weapons in Space — SkimNews
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- The US military confirmed it has deployed weapons in space, marking the first public admission of orbital weapons deployment
- Analysts warned the announcement will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth's orbit
Why it matters: The US has shifted from opacity to a public, first-ever confirmation of space-based weapons deployment, giving Russia and China an explicit benchmark to match or escalate in orbit. With the militarization of Earth's orbit now openly acknowledged rather than theoretical, the diplomatic floor for all three powers drops on a domain with no governing arms treaty mentioned in the source.
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