The US has admitted to possessing such offensive capabilities by confirming for the first time that it has deployed space weapons into Earth’s orbit.
“Elchi” reports that the US Under Secretary of the Air Force, Troy Meink, stated that this orbital weapon is necessary to protect US forces from hostile actions.
Speaking at the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference on Monday, Meink noted that the US is prepared for changing threats, but did not disclose details about the weapon’s capabilities or when it was deployed into orbit.
High-ranking military officials had previously announced plans to strengthen military capabilities in space; they cited as a reason the programs of Russia and China, which are developing methods to attack and disable US satellites in the event of a future conflict.
The Trump administration stated that space-based capabilities and interceptor missiles are an important part of the planned “Golden Dome” defense system, designed to protect the US from missiles and other aerial threats.
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