The Pentagon Just Admitted It Has Weapons in Orbit
On September 14 the Air Force Secretary said the United States has "on-orbit space control weapons," the first time Washington has admitted to weapons stationed in orbit. He would not say what they are. Here is what the phrase means, why a president said something close to it in 1964, what the treaty actually bans, and what it means for the 11,000 Starlink satellites sharing that sky.