{
  "id": 7504491,
  "title": "U.S. Has Deployed Weapons in Space, Air Force Secretary Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/u-s-has-deployed-weapons-in-space-air-force-secretary-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:29:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/space-weapon-air-force-secretary.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Troy E. Meink’s comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China.",
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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."
}