{
  "id": 893169,
  "title": "US anti-satellite push revs up space arms race with China, Russia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/us-anti-satellite-push-revs-up-space-arms-race-with-china-russia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T16:35:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/us-anti-satellite-push-revs-up-space-arms-race-with-china-russia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Space Command is putting offensive satellite-killing weapons at the top of its future requirements as China and Russia expand their ability to threaten satellites in orbit. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that US Space Command (SPACECOM) Commander General Stephen Whiting announced that developing offensive kinetic and non-kinetic anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons is now […] The post US…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}