After years of official silence, the U.S. Air Force Secretary and the U.S. Space Force have confirmed for the first time that America has placed space control weapons in orbit.
A U.S. Space Command official framed the news as a landmark moment.
China and Russia have responded.
The announcement ends years of official silence. Those weapons are already in orbit.
The military would not disclose what kinds of weapons or how many are up there. The official statement contained no explanation. That detail is still under wraps. The exact number is unknown.
The acknowledgment is finally official. Now the world is aware.
The U.S. military did not clarify what those weapons do. What those weapons do exactly is still unclear.