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Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland that the United States now has "on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action."

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland that the United States now has "on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action."

Meink declined to give specifics about the weapons, and officials have not disclosed how many are in orbit, what they can do or when they were deployed. It was the first public US acknowledgment of such capabilities.

Meink declined to give specifics about the weapons, and officials have not disclosed how many are in orbit, what they can do or when they were deployed. It was the first public US acknowledgment of such capabilities.

A US Space Force spokesperson said space control involves "kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities," adding that these capabilities can be used for both offensive and defensive purposes at the direction of combatant commands.

A US Space Force spokesperson said space control involves "kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities," adding that these capabilities can be used for both offensive and defensive purposes at the direction of combatant commands.

China's foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Tuesday that Beijing opposes an arms race in outer space and urged Washington to stop expanding its military buildup there. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for complete demilitarization of space.

China's foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Tuesday that Beijing opposes an arms race in outer space and urged Washington to stop expanding its military buildup there. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for complete demilitarization of space.

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans weapons of mass destruction in orbit but does not prohibit conventional weapons in space or ground-based attacks on space assets. Russia, the US, China and India have explored ways to target rivals' satellites.

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans weapons of mass destruction in orbit but does not prohibit conventional weapons in space or ground-based attacks on space assets. Russia, the US, China and India have explored ways to target rivals' satellites.

Trump created the Space Force in 2019 as part of the Air Force. Meink also said Monday that a US space-based interceptor program went from initial contract to flight-ready hardware in under a year, tied to the planned Golden Dome missile defense system.

Trump created the Space Force in 2019 as part of the Air Force. Meink also said Monday that a US space-based interceptor program went from initial contract to flight-ready hardware in under a year, tied to the planned Golden Dome missile defense system.

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