US confirms it has weapons in spaaaaaace
Mutually Assured Kessler Syndrome, anyone?
The US Space Force has deployed "space control weapons" into orbit, although it stopped short of explaining what they are and how it got there.
US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink reportedly spoke at the Air and Space Forces Association conference and said the US had deployed weaponry around Earth.
There is no word on the nature of the weaponry, nor on how and when it was launched. There have been plenty of classified launches, and the US also has the X-37 program. There are two uncrewed X-37B spaceplanes, which can loiter in orbit for years performing classified activities.
The Register asked officials about the weaponry, but we have not yet received a reply.
Something that could jam satellite communications is possible, or a device that could fire a pulse to disable electronics. Another possibility is something more ballistic or kinetic, although the potential for...
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