{
  "id": 7860755,
  "title": "Retired lieutenant general: US responding to 'arms race in space' that's already underway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/retired-lieutenant-general-us-responding-to-arms-race-in-space-thats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:37:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6093635-us-space-weapons-russia-china/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula on Tuesday said the revelation that the U.S. has deployed weapons into space is in response to a space \"arms race\" that has \"already been underway,\" referring to similar efforts by Russia and China. Deptula told NewsNation's Katie Pavlich on \"Katie Pavlich Tonight\" that Russia and China...",
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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."
}