The United States military has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons in orbit, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink has confirmed. 'The US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,' a US Space Force spokesperson said in a statement that did not provide specifics on the weapons. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The United States military has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons in orbit, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink has confirmed. : https://punchng.com/us-acknowledges-weapons-in-orbit-for-first-time/S1

• 'The US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,' a US Space Force spokesperson said in a statement that did not provide specifics on the weapons.S2