{"id":378906,"date":"2026-09-15T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-confirms-for-first-time-it-has-deployed-weapons-in-space\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:00:04","slug":"us-confirms-for-first-time-it-has-deployed-weapons-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-confirms-for-first-time-it-has-deployed-weapons-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/I3SodvOBDAs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3SodvOBDAs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US has confirmed that it has deployed weapons in space, marking the first public acknowledgement of having such capabilities in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of the Air Force, Troy Meink, said the weapons were necessary to counter hostile enemy action, without providing further details, such as when or where they were deployed.<\/p>\n<p>In response, China has warned against turning outer space into a battlefield, while Moscow said space \u201cmust be free from any weapon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has confirmed that it has deployed weapons in space, marking the first public acknowledgement of having such capabilities in orbit. 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