China Fears US Space Weapons Deployment Raises Risk of New Arms Race

US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated on September 14 that the US has 'orbital space control weapons', without disclosing systems or locations. At the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, experts called this a violation of a taboo and warned of a new arms race in space.

• Meink announced orbital weapons on September 14, without naming systems
• 1967 Outer Space Treaty only bans nuclear weapons in orbit
• Experts suggested non-kinetic systems like jammers and spoofers
• China urged US to stop building up military power in space