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What the US Acknowledgment of its “On-Orbit Space Control Weapons” Means Under International Law
[Tjorben Studt is a fully qualified lawyer in Germany and a doctoral candidate at the Institute for Air Law, Space Law, and Cyber Law at the University of Cologne.] On 14 September 2026 the US Secretary of the Air Force disclosed that the Space Force has on-orbit space control weapons to ensure the protection of US interests in outer space. While...