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U.S. Confirms It Has Deployed Weapons in Space

newsSep 15, 202633583

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink publicly announced Monday that the United States has deployed "on-orbit, space-control weapons," confirming for the first time that American weapons are circling the globe. Meink made the disclosure at the annual Air, Space, Cyber conference but declined to provide specifics; a U.S. Space Force spokesperson said "space control" can include kinetic and non-kinetic means and that those capabilities can be used offensively and defensively. Analysts warned the admission could accelerate a high-risk arms race in Earth orbit with Russia and China. China’s foreign ministry said Washington was "preparing for war in outer space" and urged against turning space into a battlefield; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for the complete demilitarisation of space. Astronomer Jonathan McDowell and other experts said it is reasonable to assume the U.S. has deployed jamming and other systems and predicted comparable responses from Russia and China. The announcement revives long-standing treaty and stability questions: the 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans weapons of mass destruction in orbit but does not prohibit conventional weapons, and analysts say rival deployments and countermeasures could follow.

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@mantahunk.bsky.social

It's not coming. It's here. The space war is on. Yes, more than Nazi space uniforms with white boots. And Pete Hogsex wants AI to run Wars without human intervention. What could go wrong?

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Comedian Tiffany Norton ✨👄✨14

Super intelligence is not a tool It is an adversary. Full stop. Nuclear weapons can’t deploy themselves but, Super Intelligence could We must ban the development of AI super intelligence internationally ControlAI.org for more information

The World in Bloom8

Just add this to list of things that will most likely kill us all within a few years (if that). It's basically a race to the finish: climate change, AI going rogue, a global pandemic, nuclear war, and the latest contender, space wars. I think I'll go ahead and eat that bacon cheeseburger now...

Caryn Hunt7

this is the WORST idea from an administration full of bad ideas. and we'll have to endure another hype cycle for the venture capitalists, who, like this admin do not give af about the people.

Richard Koenig4

I'm old enough to remember when the wall came down and Soviet Union dissolved. Some of naively thought it was "swords into ploughshares" time. But there's always something else that comes along, takes the dough, keeps most people—in the world—right up against it. Now? AI arms race, a new space race.

Meow Yoga4

🙀 Why would Trump do this to his Russian, Chinese, and North Korean allies? 🤡 Don Jr's wedding was paid for by Putin Bros, so it's time to dance. 🐸

Louis D. Thorpe4

Those of us, who keep our mouths shut when we don't know, have a great deal to say. drwhy.net A theory is an explanation of what causes what and why. Most of the media focuses on the alternative explanations that authorities manufacture to maintain their agenda.

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