China Urges US to Stop Space Weaponisation After Orbit Deployment
· World · The Hindu, LiveMint
China has urged the United States to halt military preparations in outer space following confirmation that the US Space Force deployed weapons into orbit for the first time. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun warned against the weaponisation of space and the escalation of an arms race during a news briefing in Beijing on September 15, 2026. The US Space Force announced on September 14 that it placed on-orbit space control weapons in service to defend against hostile actions, specifically citing military modernization strategies in China and Russia. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 continues to ban weapons of mass destruction in orbit, but major space-faring nations have increasingly developed counterspace capabilities to protect critical communication and surveillance satellites.
Why it matters
The deployment of orbital weapons by major global powers escalates strategic competition in space, threatening critical satellite infrastructure used for global navigation and communications.
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