# US confirms it has weapons deployed in space

https://mins.news/en/item/58891

- DW, 2026-09-15 07:26 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-confirms-it-has-weapons-in-space/a-79268894?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The US Space Force has for the first time confirmed that the United States has orbiting weapons capable of controlling space, though it gave no details about them. It cited threats from Russia and China, while Beijing urged Washington to stop expanding its military capabilities in outer space and warned of an arms race.

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