The United States claims to now have space weapons and to prepare to fight around the Moon

• US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said on September 14, 2026, at the National Harbor Air, Space & Cyber Conference that: "The United States now has space control weapons in orbit capable of defending joint forces against hostile action." "For more than a decade, we have expressed our concern about the development of space weapons by the Chinese, Russians and other countries. We are working to ensure our protection and our ability to operate in this environment, as we have done (…)