![]() Victorious battles and dominant command should not be viewed as inherently decisive. Proposition III pushes against the notion that commanding space would lead to a domination of Earth, and an excessive focus on seeking battle or the destruction of space systems as an axiom for strategists and war planners who often seek the enemy’s centre of gravity. That said, outer space is not isolated from Earth as is sometimes done in spacepower literature, and what goes on in space is always relative to what happens on Earth. Proposition II argues that despite the initial conceptual resonance between seapower and spacepower regarding commanding a transitory medium, space is a unique geography in its use as supporting infrastructure. Proposition II articulated the need to grasp the unique attributes of the Earth orbit environment, how spacepower as we know it is infrastructural in its primary quality (as opposed to combat-platform centric) and is not isolated from Earth. Space warfare is the continuation of Terran politics by other means acts of space warfare do not suspend political intercourse or change the conduct of politics into something entirely different. The command of space is subordinated ultimately to the objectives of grand strategy. Any tactical action must contribute to something on the strategic level to meet political goals on Earth, otherwise it is a mindless act of wanton violence and destruction. That command of space in turn must serve terrestrial political goals for those who possess it. Proposition I established that acts of space warfare must contribute to a command of space, which can constitute controlling space infrastructure and/or denying its use. Spacepower is dispersed and imposes dispersion on Earth Spacepower exists within a geocentric mindset ![]() ![]() Earth orbit is a cosmic coastline suited for strategic manoeuvres The command of space manipulates celestial lines of communication The command of space does not equate to the command of Earth Spacepower is uniquely infrastructural and connected to Earth Space warfare is waged for the command of space
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