The United States Space Force has confirmed that the US has deployed weapons into orbit, saying the systems are capable of defending American military forces against hostile actions in space. “The US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” said a Space Force spokesperson. The confirmation marks a significant acknowledgement of the growing military importance of space, which has increasingly become a strategic arena for global powers competing for technological and military advantages. However, this admission received a sharp response from China as it warned the United States against turning space into a war zone.
