the.com/orbital dominance
whoever controls the sky above your sky controls the argument below.
means the strategic ability to control, deny, or exploit space so thoroughly that an adversary cannot effectively operate satellites, sensors, or weapons there.
from cold war satellite races birthed the concept, but the phrase crystallized in 21st-century military doctrine as space shifted from neutral high ground to contested war-fighting domain.
first test1959 soviet luna probes proved orbital reach mattered strategically
modern stakesgps, missile warning, banking all ride on satellites
weapon typeincludes lasers, jammers, and kamikaze co-orbital satellites
legal gray zoneouter space treaty bans nukes, not much else