Event Brief
China warns US space weapons could fuel an arms race
By The BriefBrief · Sources (27)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Summary: China urged the United States to halt its military build-up in outer space after Washington acknowledged it has weapons deployed in orbit. The warning links the US space-weapon disclosure to concerns that it could drive an arms race in space.
WHO: China
WHAT: China urged the United States to halt its military build-up in outer space after the US acknowledged it has weapons deployed in orbit.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: China was reacting to the US acknowledgment that it has weapons deployed in orbit.
How this story developed (showing 7 of 7 earlier reports)
Sources (27):
ABC Australia,
ARY News,
Air & Space Forces Magazine,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Breaking Defense,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Defense News,
Defense One,
DefenseScoop,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Grainger County Journal,
Jerusalem Post,
Military Times,
NBC News,
NPR,
Rio Times,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
The Hindu,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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