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On September 14, 2026, the Air Force secretary said the United States has on-orbit space control weapons. The Space Force chief said the next day that Guardians already operate them.

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The U.S. says it has on-orbit space control weapons

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said it on September 14 at a conference in Maryland, and the Space Force chief repeated it the next day. Neither said what the weapons are, how many there are, or when they went up. The 1967 treaty that governs space bans only nuclear and other mass-destruction weapons in orbit.

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