{
  "id": 17051374,
  "title": "China may deploy orbital lasers to blind US satellites by late 2020s: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/china-may-deploy-orbital-lasers-to-blind-us-satellites-by-late-2020s",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:57:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/international/war-in-space-china-may-deploy-orbital-lasers-to-blind-us-satellites-by-late-2020s-report/articleshow/135300602.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China's advancements in space-based directed-energy weapons are raising alarms, with operational capabilities potentially emerging by the late 2020s. These weapons threaten the integrity of enemy satellites, essential for contemporary military strategies. The US Defense Intelligence Agency has indicated that these developments expose significant vulnerabilities in US military satellite…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}