What to know

• The chief of space operations said the US would build its combat advantage to “outfight any adversary”.S1S2
• A rare US admission that it has weapons stationed in orbit has jolted the increasingly contested realm above Earth, drawing sharp rebukes from China and Russia and renewing fears of an accelerating arms race in space. China cautioned against turning the heaven...S3
• The American government has publicly confirmed it has space weapons in the Earth's orbit.S4