{"id":35377,"date":"2019-11-20T21:28:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T21:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/20\/nato-names-space-as-an-operational-domain-but-without-plans-to-weaponize-it\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:26:07","slug":"nato-names-space-as-an-operational-domain-but-without-plans-to-weaponize-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2019\/11\/20\/nato-names-space-as-an-operational-domain-but-without-plans-to-weaponize-it\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO names space as an \u2018operational domain,\u2019 but without plans to weaponize it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BRUSSELS \u2014 NATO foreign ministers have for the first time formally declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/\" target=_blank>space<\/a> as an \u201coperational domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday means space will now be regarded as equally important for NATO alongside air, land, sea and cyberspace. The move illustrates the growing significance of space for the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis can allow NATO planners to make requests for allies to provide capabilities and services, such as hours of satellite communications,\u201d NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSpace is part of our daily life here on Earth. It can be used for peaceful purposes. But it can also be used aggressively. Satellites can be jammed, hacked or weaponized. Anti-satellite weapons could cripple communications and other services our societies rely on, such as air travel, weather forecast or banking,\u201d he said. \u201cSpace is also essential to the alliance\u2019s deterrence and defense, including the ability to navigate, gather intelligence and to detect missile launches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is estimated that about 2,000 satellites currently orbit Earth, with half owned by NATO member countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ministers agreed that space is \u201cessential\u201d to NATO\u2019s deterrence and defense, from its ability to navigate and track forces, to satellite communications and detecting missile launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement comes ahead of next month\u2019s NATO leadership meeting in London, England, and it places space firmly on to the agenda when NATO military commanders plan or review the alliance\u2019s posture and activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO insists it has \u201cno intention\u201d to put weapons in space or develop its own space-based capabilities. 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