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- 1Air Force secretary confirms US weapons in space●Air Force secretary acknowledges the US has weapons in space
The US Air Force secretary has publicly acknowledged that the United States has weapons in space, a rare official confirmation about American space-based military capabilities. The statement is drawing attention given longstanding sensitivity around US space weapons programs and ongoing debate about militarizing orbit, with observers weighing what the admission means for space policy and strategic rivals.
- 2Neil deGrasse Tyson's Accessory to War draws renewed attention●Accessory to War by Neil Degrasse Tyson, 2018 An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighte
Accessory to War, the 2018 book by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson co-written with Avis Lang, is being discussed again. The book examines the long entanglement between astronomy and warfare, tracing how skywatching and military power have supported each other from ancient times to modern space programs. Readers are highlighting its argument that scientific curiosity and strategic ambition have always been closely linked.