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Newshour · September 15 · 43 min

US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons

China has urged the United States to "stop preparing for war" in space. Beijing's reaction came hours after the US confirmed it had deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit which is the first such public acknowledgement from Washington. Also in the programme: President Trump's son confirms part of his wedding in May was paid for by a Russian oligarch with close ties to President Putin; and why the British musician Johnny Marr is selling most of his guitars. (Photo: The US Space Command Joint Operations Centre at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado taken, 27 January, 2023. Credit: US Space Command/Reuters)

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China has urged the United States to "stop preparing for war" in space. Beijing's reaction came hours after the US confirmed it had deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit which is the first such public acknowledgement from Washington.

Also in the programme: President Trump's son confirms part of his wedding in May was paid for by a Russian oligarch with close ties to President Putin; and why the British musician Johnny Marr is selling most of his guitars.

(Photo: The US Space Command Joint Operations Centre at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado taken, 27 January, 2023. Credit: US Space Command/Reuters)

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