Battlefield now extends to the moon, top U.S. military officer says

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said the modern battlefield spans from the seabed to cislunar space. Space Force chief Douglas Schiess acknowledged that the U.S. military already operates orbital weapons, likely electromagnetic type.

• Caine: battlefield now extends from seabed to cislunar space
• Schiess: U.S. already operates orbital weapons against space attacks
• Weapons likely electromagnetic, disabling satellites without debris
• U.S. and China plan bases at lunar south pole for water ice