United States military leadership has stated that the nation's armed forces must be prepared to engage in potential conflicts extending into lunar territory. According to General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, these readiness requirements follow the deployment of weapons in outer space.
The directive mandates that American troops be conditioned to fight in the vicinity of the Moon and the surrounding orbital environment, marking a strategic expansion of military preparedness into deep space operations.
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