Russia says US acknowledgement of orbital arms ignores space conflict consequences

The U.S. publicly acknowledged having on-orbit weapons capable of defending against hostile actions — the strongest such admission by an American official to date.
Russia blasted the admission, saying space weapons threaten long-term stability, space exploration and Earth’s socio-economic systems.
Moscow plans to push U.N. resolutions next month to bar deployment of space-based weapons and accused the U.S. of hypocrisy over anti-satellite policies.