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  "id": 7719524,
  "title": "A global race to put weapons in space is under way. How concerned should we be?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/a-global-race-to-put-weapons-in-space-is-under-way-how-concerned",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:57:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/a-global-race-to-put-weapons-in-space-is-under-way-how-concerned-should-we-be-20260916-p60xs8.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US admission that the Pentagon has weapons in orbit is a milestone in the militarisation of space. What comes next could tip the global strategic balance and set off a dangerous new arms race.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "A global race to put weapons in space is under way. How concerned should we be?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/a-global-race-to-put-weapons-in-space-is-under-way-how-concerned-7719911",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:57:58.000Z"
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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."
}