US Deploys Weapons in Space as Military Race Intensifies

The US Space Force has publicly confirmed for the first time that Washington has weapons deployed in orbit, as the US, China, and Russia escalate military capabilities in space. The move reflects intensifying geopolitical competition to control space infrastructure critical to military communications, surveillance, and navigation systems that NATO and European defence also depend on.

Byte's take

The space arms race just made European satellites collateral damage. US weapons in orbit heighten risks for EU defence systems and NATO comms that rely on the very orbital infrastructure now becoming a battlefield.