The US has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has deployed space control weapons in Earth's orbit that can be used to protect US military forces from enemy action. After the statement of US Air Force Secretary Troy Mink, the US Space Force has also confirmed this.
Troy Meenk said – weapons are necessary to deal with increasing threats
According to ABC News, Troy Meinke said at a conference on September 14 that the United States is continuously working to ensure that it can meet rapidly evolving threats emerging from anywhere in the world. He said the US has space control weapons in orbit that are capable of protecting joint US military forces against hostile action.
This statement of Meenk is considered important because America had never before publicly accepted the presence of such weapons deployed in orbit with this clarity.
Space Force also confirmed
A US Space Force spokesperson confirmed Meink's statement, saying that the Space Control mission involves maintaining and controlling access to the space sector. Under this, kinetic and non-kinetic means can be used to affect the capabilities of the enemy. According to the spokesperson, these capabilities can be used for both defensive and offensive purposes.
America's eye on Russia and China
The US has long been concerned about the anti-satellite weapons and space military capabilities of Russia and China. American officials say that due to these developments, space has now become an area of real military competition.
Is it legal to deploy weapons in space?
The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 prohibits the deployment of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in space. However, it does not impose a blanket ban on all types of conventional space weapons.
For this reason, many countries including America, Russia and China are continuously developing satellite security, surveillance and anti-satellite capabilities. Satellites are extremely important for communications, navigation and surveillance in modern military operations.
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