Top Trump military adviser says US must prepare to fight around moon
Summary
President Donald Trump’s top military adviser said the US needs to prepare for fighting not just in Earth’s orbit but also around the moon, known as cislunar space. The US military revealed it has deployed weapons in space and plans to grow the Space Force to defend US interests as other countries, like China, develop military space capabilities.Key Facts
- The US military is preparing for potential combat from the seabed to the area between Earth and the moon (cislunar space).
- The Space Force, created by President Trump in 2019, is responsible for defending US interests in space.
- The US has deployed weapons in space for the first time, as announced at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
- Potential adversaries, including China, are developing space warfare abilities and military space forces.
- China officially opposes the weaponization of space and calls for peaceful use of outer space.
- International treaties like the 1967 Outer Space Treaty say space should be used only for peaceful purposes and ban placing nuclear weapons in space.
- The US plans to double the Space Force size to about 25,000 members, focusing on combat readiness.
- Recent concerns about space weaponization have increased at the United Nations due to activities by several countries.
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