US Joint Chiefs Chairman: Military must prepare for combat around moon

Gen Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference that US forces must be ready to fight in cislunar space, following the US's first public acknowledgment of deployed space weapons. This marks an explicit doctrinal shift toward space as a warfighting domain, extending beyond Earth orbit. The statement signals potential escalation in space-based military competition, particularly with China and Russia, though specific capabilities and timelines remain undisclosed.