{
  "id": 7536269,
  "title": "U.S. publicly confirms it has ‘space control weapons’ deployed in orbit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/u-s-publicly-confirms-it-has-space-control-weapons-deployed-in-orbit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T10:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/u-s-publicly-confirms-space-control-weapons-are-deployed-in-orbit-50641528.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons deployed in orbit for “space control” missions, marking a significant shift in how openly the Pentagon discusses its military capabilities in space.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "China warns US against space arms race after Space Force deploys weapons in orbit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/china-warns-us-against-space-arms-race-after-space-force-deploys",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:12:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "SpaceX launching 2nd classified mission for US Space Force in less than a week tonight: Watch it live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/spacex-launching-2nd-classified-mission-for-us-space-force-in-less",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}