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US Intelligence Warns China May Soon Place Directed Energy Weapons In Space

The DIA threat assessment suggests China may soon place directed energy weapons in space, potentially using its top-secret spaceplane to hide in low-Earth orbit.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 27 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 27 Oct 2026. Ars Technica published first, on 27 October at 22:04 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 13h 56m later. The most recent article, from News - South China Morning Post, appeared on 28 October at 12:01 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Ars Technica (major outlet), News - South China Morning Post.

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  1. China's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit Ars Technica ·
  2. US warns China is expanding its space toolkit with spaceplane and energy weapons News - South China Morning Post

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