US Confirms Deployment of Weapons in Earth Orbit for the First Time, Global Space Arms Race Risk Soars
The US government publicly acknowledged for the first time on September 15 the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, with defense analysts warning this move may trigger a new round of global space arms race. The decision will affect global satellite communications security, commercial space activities, and the reform of international space legal frameworks, and may push space powers such as China and Russia to accelerate the development of anti-satellite weapons and space combat capabilities. Against the backdrop of accelerated parallel commercialization and militarization of low-Earth orbit, the pressure for reform of the global space governance system will further increase.