{
  "id": 18541,
  "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/laser-weapons-for-space-us-officials-see-threat-opportunity",
  "title": "Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity",
  "summary": "Directed-energy and cyber weapons, as well as bombs targeted on communications hubs, all have potential to disable large satellite constellations, said Lt. Col. Rick Zellman, deputy commander of US Space Command.",
  "authors": "Theresa Hitchens",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security,environment",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-11T20:39:10.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-12T05:10:43.828Z",
  "source_slug": "x-breaking-defense-ai",
  "source_name": "Breaking Defense (AI)",
  "source_homepage": "https://breakingdefense.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18541",
  "original_url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/laser-weapons-for-space-us-officials-see-threat-opportunity",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}