After years of official silence, the U.S. Air Force Secretary and the U.S. Space Force have confirmed for the first time that America has put space control weapons in orbit.
A U.S. Space Command official called the disclosure as a landmark moment.
China and Russia have reacted.
The announcement closes years of official silence. Those weapons are already in orbit.
The military did not say what kinds of weapons or how many are up there. The official statement offered no specifics. That detail is still under wraps. The exact number is not public.
The acknowledgment is out. Now the world has the news.
The U.S. military has not explained what those weapons do. What those weapons do exactly is still unclear.