After years of official silence, the U.S. Air Force Secretary and the U.S. Space Force have admitted 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 reacted.
The announcement closes years of official silence. Those weapons are currently up there.
The military declined to say what kinds of weapons or how many are up there. The official statement offered no specifics. That detail stays secret. The exact number is unknown.
The acknowledgment has gone public. Now the world has the news.
The U.S. military did not clarify what those weapons do. What those weapons do exactly is still unclear.