US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump’s top military adviser says
Military leaders said the Space Force is expanding to deter China and Russia as the U.S. fields on-orbit weapons.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump's top military adviser announced troops are preparing for combat beyond Earth orbit and around the moon, following the U.S. revelation that it has deployed space weapons.
- Military officials cite intelligence reports suggesting potential adversaries, including the People's Republic of China , are actively seeking to extend warfare into space, threatening to turn the region into a battleground.
- Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed deployment of "on-orbit space control weapons," while Gen. Gregory Gagnon outlined plans to double the Space Force to roughly 25,000 service members within five years.
- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun urged the U.S. on Tuesday to "stop expanding its military preparations in outer space," citing the 1967 The Outer Space Treaty mandating peaceful celestial use.
- Gagnon stated the military maintains these capabilities to "help create deterrence" as the Space Force's mission is to defend U.S. interests while humanity advances deeper into space.
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Just days after the US confirmed it has weapons in space, military commanders are now also saying that their forces are actually preparing for war around the Moon.
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Times of IndiaThe US-China space race is going where no war has gone before
American troops are preparing for potential combat operations around the Moon. US military is expanding its focus beyond Earth's orbit into cislunar space. This expansion is driven by intelligence warnings about potential adversaries' space warfare ambitions. China has also established its own military space troops, which the US views as a threat. The US Space Force plans to double its size over the next five years.
The US is now preparing for military conflict in the space surrounding Earth, extending to the Moon. General Dan Kane, the US Army's top military adviser, has said that American troops must be prepared to fight, survive, and win, from the depths of the ocean to the space surrounding the Moon.
Jordan Sather: The highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces: “The Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon.”
The highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces: “The Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon.”Hot shit, the disclosures are coming in fast now
U.S. troops must prepare to fight around the moon: Trump's top military adviser
Separately, the head of the Space Force's Combat Forces Command said “our potential adversaries such as the PRC are actively pursuing activities in the system, in parts of space,” referring to the People's Republic of China.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine warns future warfare demands operations from ocean floor to deep orbit
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