# US weapons in space to trigger political, technical reaction — Russian expert

https://mins.news/en/item/64152

- TASS, 2026-09-18 11:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189633

> Russian expert Dmitry Stefanovich said the US admission that it has deployed weapons in orbit would prompt both political and technical responses. He said the systems may be capable of actively affecting other countries’ satellites, and recalled that Russia and China had proposed a treaty banning weapons deployment in space.

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