Joint Chiefs Chair Calls for Lunar Battle Preparedness After Orbital Weapons Reveal

Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs, publicly expanded the Pentagon's operational planning horizon to include cislunar space, days after the disclosure of orbital weapons. This signals a doctrinal shift toward space as a contested warfighting domain, though specific capabilities and timelines remain unspecified. The move reflects growing great-power competition in space, particularly with China and Russia.