US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump’s top military adviser says
Gen. Dan Caine, a top military adviser to President Trump, stated that U.S. troops must prepare for potential combat operations in the area around the moon. This expansion of military focus follows the government's first official disclosure that it has deployed weapons in space. The shift signifies a strategic move to treat the lunar environment as a new frontier for national defense beyond Earth’s immediate orbit.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — American troops need to prepare for combat not only in Earth’s orbit but around the moon, President Donald Trump’s top military adviser said Wednesday, looking ahead to a new frontier in warfare after the U.S. revealed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space. Gen. Dan Caine,...
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