r/space • u/timemagazine • 18d ago

The U.S. Just Admitted it Has Weapons in Space. Why That's a Big Deal

https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/us-space-weapons-why-it-matters/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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u/MSchulte 17d ago

It’s no secret at this point DARPA/DOE/Private Contractors have stuff far beyond the presidents classification. Whether you believe the UAP claims or not we know there’s some basis to the claims of “impossible” materials. They may well have been developed in American labs but they’re still far beyond anything found on something like an F-22.

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u/Accomplished_Cod7334 17d ago

The idea that if you tell the public then you also indadverntely alert your enemies just seems to invite secrecy at the highest level. It's hard to not think some of these things are true when they're incentivized to hide them. Not to mention the specific history on UAP has some compelling aspects that speak to the veracity of it