America's Space Arms Rattle: A New Era in Orbital Warfare The United States has acknowledged for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit around the Earth. This development, revealed by U. S.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink at the Air and Space Cyber Conference, sends shockwaves through the global community and raises fundamental questions about the future of space warfare.
Meink's statement comes as part of a broader push to modernize the Air Force and Space Force in response to emerging threats from adversaries, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems.