US Confirms 1st On-Orbit Space Weapons Deployment; China Warns of Arms Race
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink publicly confirmed on September 14, 2026 that the US has deployed 'on-orbit space control weapons' — the first such acknowledgment in history. The disclosure, made without specifics on type or deployment date, signals a doctrinal shift toward deterrence-by-declaration as China and Russia field counterspace programs. Space Force doctrine frames space control as kinetic and non-kinetic disruption, degradation, and destruction of adversary capabilities.
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