US Military Confirms Space Weapons
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 29: United States Space Force General Stephen N. Whiting (R) speaks alongside Commander, United States Strategic Command Gen. Anthony J. Cotton during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing to discuss the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2025 with officials in the U.S. Strategic Command and United States Space Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, Gen. Douglas Schiess, and US Space Command commander Gen. Stephen N. Whiting confirmed this week that the United States has fielded on-orbit space control weapons. These officials stated the capabilities are intended to defend the Joint Force against hostile adversary actions in space.
Military leadership cited existing counter-space capabilities developed by China and Russia as the context for these deployments. The US military did not provide specific technical details regarding the nature or operational history of these weapons.
