Every country should understand space as a warfighting domain

(Philip Citowicki – ASPI The Strategist) Touring Normandy beaches shortly after D-Day in 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower reportedly said, ‘If I didn’t have air supremacy, I wouldn’t be here’. Today, space power has achieved the decisiveness of air power, and space, like the air, should be regarded as a warfighting domain. Classifying the domain as a warfighting one furthers a nation’s ability to coordinate its capabilities, resource these efforts and requirements, and signal sufficient resolve – paving the way for credible deterrence. A warfighting designation serves to elevate the domain to that of air, sea, and land, recognising it as an environment in which conflict is occurring already, not merely an enabler for other domains. This in turn supports doctrinal legitimacy and helps justify space capability acquisition. – Every country should understand space as a warfighting domain | The Strategist