FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE US MILITARY CONFIRMS IT HAS DEPLOYED WEAPONS IN ORBIT

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The US has officially announced the existence of space control weapons in orbit. Pentagon leaders have become more open to discussing space warfare in recent years, so the deployment is not entirely unexpected. The announcement didn't include details about the weapons. The deployment of space technology often takes years, so the weapons program has likely spanned multiple presidential administrations.