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  "id": 7586986,
  "title": "The US has admitted deploying weapons in space and China is sounding the alarm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/the-us-has-admitted-deploying-weapons-in-space-and-china-is-sounding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:49:05.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/usa-space-weapons-china-russia/107157436"
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  "summary": "The revelation by Washington confirmed an open secret but the timing of the announcement risked exacerbating tensions with Beijing and the risk of a weapons race in space.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "China, Russia warn against ‘weaponisation’ of space after US confirms orbital weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/china-russia-warn-against-weaponisation-of-space-after-us-confirms",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:31:19.000Z"
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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."
}