{
  "id": 7977221,
  "title": "'Space being weaponised': A purely civilian system can be 'repurposed' for military capabilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/space-being-weaponised-a-purely-civilian-system-can-be-repurposed-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:25:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "http://www.france24.com/en/space-being-weaponised-a-purely-civilian-system-can-be-repurposed-for-military-capabilities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Mélusine Lebret, Researcher in the Defence, Security & Justice research group at RAND Europe. According to Lebret, the growing militarisation of space cannot be understood simply by asking whether a satellite is civilian, military, or a “weaponised.” And Lebreton argues that militarization does not eliminate the necessity of cooperation. The emerging…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}