Daily Archives: March 14, 2026

White Paper: Orbital Combat Operations: Forms, Functions, and the Emerging Taxonomy of Space Warfare

Posted on March 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The militarization of orbital space has advanced to a point at which the major spacefaring powers possess operational or near-operational capabilities across multiple distinct forms of space combat, each characterized by different mechanisms of effect, escalatory signatures, attribution properties, … Continue reading →

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Orbital Deterrence and Escalation: Anti-Satellite Weapons, Debris, Nuclear Risk, and the Reversibility Problem

Posted on March 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The emergence of anti-satellite weapons as operational instruments of national military power has introduced a class of escalatory dynamics into contemporary strategic competition that existing deterrence frameworks are poorly equipped to manage. This paper argues that orbital deterrence — … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Command of Space: What Does Control Mean? Competing Definitions and the Strategic Grammar of Orbital Dominance

Posted on March 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The concept of “command of space” has entered the vocabulary of strategic studies with a confidence that outpaces its conceptual precision. Military doctrine, policy documents, and strategic analysis routinely invoke the goal of space control without adequately interrogating what … Continue reading →

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Space Warfare as Infrastructure Warfare: The Strategic Targeting of Orbital Enablers: A White Paper on the Character of Conflict in the Space Domain

Posted on March 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Modern warfare has entered an era in which the most consequential targets are not armies in the field, fleets at sea, or cities on the ground, but the invisible infrastructure of orbital space upon which all contemporary military … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Strategic Geography of Orbital Space: Orbital Regimes, Chokepoints, and the Mechanics of Celestial Power Projection

Posted on March 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The emergence of space as a contested operational domain compels strategists and geographers alike to reconsider the foundational frameworks through which they understand geographic advantage. This paper argues that orbital space possesses genuine geographic structure — expressed through orbital … Continue reading →

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Prolegomenon to the Study of Warfare in Space

Posted on March 14, 2026 by nathanalbright

Introduction There is a peculiar habit among strategists of preparing for the last war. Armies that mastered the trench refined their doctrine for the next great siege; navies that perfected the line-of-battle were overtaken by the torpedo and the carrier. … Continue reading →

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