US Space Weaponization: What It Means to China and Russia?

The United States (US) Air Force Secretary, Troy Meink, recently stated that the US has weapons stationed in Earth’s orbit. Some experts worldwide see it as a shocking development. However, it is not a surprise to the global strategic community at large. Space weaponization, although a new development, has been anticipated for at least a decade, as the great powers were already in a race. Nonetheless, it was the first public acknowledgment of a capability long assumed to exist after decades of debate over the weaponization of space. Meink made this announcement at the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference 2026…