🔻For the first time, the United States announced it has deployed weapons in Earth orbit. Troy Minke, the U.S. Air Force secretary, said that this “weapon in orbit” is necessary to protect the United States from the hostile actions of the enemy. Speaking at the “Air, Space, Cyber” conference, he said that the United States is ready to deal with “evolving threats,” but he did not provide further details about what capabilities this weapon has or when it was placed in orbit. Senior U.S. military commanders have said they intend to strengthen military capabilities in space and have referenced Russia’s and China’s plans to develop methods for attacking U.S. satellites in a potential future conflict. The Trump administration has said that capabilities deployed in space and interceptor missiles are an important part of the “Golden Dome” defense system. This system is designed to protect the United States from missiles and other airborne threats. Read the full text of this article from the link below.

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