The United States admitted for the first time having placed conventional weapons in orbit to protect American forces. The acknowledgment was made by Washington, breaking a long silence about the country's military space capabilities.
The decision to reveal the existence of these weapons comes in a context of growing rivalry with Russia and China, both nations that have invested significantly in their military space programs.
The announcement is part of a broader effort to strengthen military capabilities in the space domain, an area that has become a strategic priority for the American armed forces in recent years.
This revelation marks a significant shift in the United States' posture regarding the militarization of space, confirming what many analysts already suspected about American offensive capabilities in orbit.
