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Space is a warfighting domain. The industrial base must reflect that.

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After visiting Buckley Space Force Base as acting defense secretary, the author says seeing the domain’s contested character firsthand changed an abstract understanding into a visceral one. The argument: U.S. space capabilities and the industrial base supporting them must be built for space’s role in warfighting.

Discovered 2026-11-04T06:25:39.905957-08:00 | 2026-11-04T06:25:39.905957-08:00

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  • The author’s account frames space as an operationally contested domain, not solely a support environment, sharpening the case for treating space capabilities as part of warfighting strategy.
  • The call for the industrial base to reflect that role puts defense-sector capacity and government priorities at the center of the argument, though the article summary provides no specific programs, funding or proposed changes.

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