US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons

UPDATE - follow-up to "US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons": US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons. The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action. The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities. US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the "on orbit" weapon was necessary to