00:00At an Air and Space Forces Association event, Air Force Secretary Troy Menck said the U.S. had weapons in
00:05orbit to defend itself against threats.
00:07He didn't share any specifics or details.
00:09There have been many who have developing capabilities to take those away from us, to threaten those things.
00:17So it is critically important that we maintain our dominance not only in the air but in space.
00:24And so that we've had to take steps to make sure that when we're threatened, we can take care of
00:30that.
00:30The U.S. Space Force was created in 2019 under President Trump, who touted it as a historic move to
00:35strengthen U.S. defense amid an arms race with China and Russia.
00:39U.S. military officials have repeatedly said both countries are testing new offensive space technology.
00:44CNN has reached out to the Space Force for comment.
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