U.S. Military Confirms Deployment of Weapons in Space– legalinsurrection.com

The U.S. military’s public acknowledgment that it has deployed “space control weapons” in orbit should surprise no one who has followed my reporting on the accelerating contest for the ultimate high ground.

The United States has stationed weapons in Earth’s orbit, Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink said on Monday, the first such public acknowledgment by a Pentagon official after years of preparations to counter potential deployments by Russia and China.

“We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” he said at a convention in Maryland, according to a news release published on the Air Force’s website.

Mr. Meink did not provide details about the type of weapons or say when they had been deployed. He made his remarks in a keynote speech at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., an annual forum hosted by the Air and Space Forces Association, a nonprofit organization for members of both services.

The Space Force did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Monday.

BREAKING: The U.S. has confirmed in a landmark revelation that the nation has deployed operational weapons in space.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink became the first U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the orbital defense capability in what is widely being interpreted as a… pic.twitter.com/2IT69Hbznd

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