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US space weapons deployment disclosure 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 15
SEP 15 · Day 1
US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
The Trump administration has said space-based capabilities and interceptor missiles are a crucial part of its planned "Golden Dome" defence system to protect the US from missiles and other airborne threats.
In 2024, the US said Russia had launched a satellite which it believed may be capable of attacking other such probes.
The US Space Force was launched in 2019.