US confirms deployment of orbital weapons, draws ire of Russia and China

The United States on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that Washington has deployed weapons in space, prompting a warning from China against turning outer space into a “battlefield”, and Russia saying space must be “free from any weapon”. Analysts said that the revelation by Washington confirmed an open secret, but the timing of the announcement risked exacerbating tensions with Beijing and the risk of a weapons race in space. The announcement marked a new stage in the major powers’ rush for

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