We had a similar program in the 60s.
True.
But OUR program was steps behind the Russian program. The inventor of the 'space weapon' defected to the US and helped us develop a killer satellite.
The Russians even tested theirs over the US just so we could see it.
Both nations realized that these killer satellites would be a very risky weapon to let loose. Both sides decided to limit the 'subject', or as Biden would put it 'put a lid on it . So... we can... they can, but the results to everything in orbit are so devastating, hopefully it will stay a last resort.