Space should be a weapons-free zone under international treaty

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Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced on September 14, 2026, that the U.S. Space Force had deployed on-orbit space-control weapons, the first public U.S. acknowledgment of weapons stationed in Earth orbit. The Pentagon withheld the systems’ identities, capabilities, and deployment dates.