Guardian says White House has offered no explanation of the weapons
8 Sep 19 7:00 AM · 4d ago · 2 articles · 6 posts · 6 comments · 3 sources · development 8 of 8
Following the string of disclosures, the Guardian reported that the White House has declined to clarify what capabilities the US actually possesses, leaving experts "scratching their heads" about the extent of the arsenal.
“left experts scratching their heads at exactly what Donald Trump has in his cosmic arsenal”
The Guardian
Troy Meink US Secretary of the Air Force
Dan Caine Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffChina's Foreign Ministry Chinese government spokesperson
Dmitry Peskov Kremlin spokespersonJonathan McDowell Astronomer, space-launch analyst
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch
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first by Science News, 4d ago · also Futura, le média qui explore le monde, USA Today, Al Jazeera, The Hindu
4 more headlines
- Space weapons: what is the US hiding and why won’t they admit it? Futura, le média qui explore le monde · 4d ago
- US says for 1st time it now has weapons in space. What we know (so far) USA Today · 4d ago
- What are ‘space weapons’, which US says it has deployed into orbit? Al Jazeera · 4d ago
- Why has the U.S. deployed ‘weapons’ in space? | Explained The Hindu · 4d ago
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3 outlets The US air force admitted to deploying weapons in space. Don’t expect the White House to explain why
first by Guardian, 4d ago · also Guardian Science, The Guardian
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🔴 BREAKING US Air Force Admits to Deploying Weapons in Space The US Air Force has admitted to deploying weapons in space, a revelation that has left experts questioning the specifics of Donald Trump's 'cosmic arsenal'. The White House has provided vague messaging regarding the deployment, raising concerns about transparency and strategic…
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I think I see what you’re saying. That volunteering to feed the hungry is ignoring the fact that they’re hungry and going without in the first place, and that we should be addressing the root cause of poverty and suffering instead of just trying to make it “not FEEL so bad” for the people stuck in it while also not affecting a lasting change that…
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What Are Space Control Weapons? On September 14, 2026, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink publicly acknowledged that the United States possessed weapons in orbit. The official announcement described space control weapons intended to defend American military forces against hostile action, without identifying their mechanisms, numbers, or launch…
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You’re probably right. It’s probably way worse than weapons of mass destruction in space. Americans like me are so naïve. We just don’t even have close to an idea of the potential dangers that the government has the capability of implementing on us at any given time they want to. Everything we do to bring truth to the light will be counteracted…
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The US Has Admitted For The First Time That It Placed Weapons In Space – What Does This Mean? https://www. iflscience.com/the-us-has-admi tted-for-the-first-time-that-it-placed-weapons-in-space-what-does-this-mean-84669
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You know what, at this point I actually really don't care anymore. I feel anything accelerating the downfall of humanity is welcome. We failed as a species to many people just accepted that rich people do what they want to our planet and to us. Maybe whatever comes after humanity will be better.
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And refreshing to know that at least United States is honest/dumb enough to admit it. If you were American you would have said the United States. Edit: to be clear for the peanut gallery, the lack of article suggests Russian (or other languages with a similar structure).
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It's speculated it could be used to kill the solar power systems by use of robotic arms cutting cables to inverters. Small explosives like your typical self destruct design would create more of a debris field. Putting the orbit of other satellites in danger
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Destruction would cause a debris field problem. They don't need to recover but just kill the power generating systems by cutting cables to inverters. This could be done much more covertly in this manner.
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Total psuedoscience used to justify a backwards view of humanity and the world. Even if that were true, wouldn't it be better to try and overcome that nature rather than surrendering?
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No, only CBRN weapons. Both Russia, china, and the us have had anti satellite weapons in space as well as the Russians have tested anti satellite lasers in space.
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If I were American, I would have said “United States people like me “? Did you literally just write that where everybody can see it?
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Don't be naive. If they're admitting this it's to distract from something they want us to know even less.
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