For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
"The United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/for-the-first-time-the-us-military-confirms-it-has-deployed-weapons-in-orbit/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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I thought there was an international treaty that said no weapons allowed in space.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117273011661063306
@arstechnica mark this day. When it hits the fan, we're going to hear "nobody could have know".
Everyone. We know.
This isn't going to end well.
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Attached: 1 image For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit "The United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/for-the-first-time-the-us-military-confirms-it-has-deployed-weapons-in-orbit/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
mastodon.social@arstechnica What could possibly go wrong?
@arstechnica It's absolutely insane to take human wars into space. Before you know it, satellites will be blown by weapons.