UNITED NATIONS, September 24 (IPS) – The world’s ongoing arms race is threatening to extend beyond planet earth—and spillover into outer space.The US has deployed weapons in space and will use them to defend American forces, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said last week, according to Cable News Network (CNN). His comments marked the first public acknowledgment of such capabilities, though he offered no details about the weapons or when they were put into orbit.
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