"The 'first movers' were US space and cyber forces, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Monday. They disrupted, degraded, and blinded Iran, setting the stage for massive follow-on strikes. Operation Absolute Resolve against Venezuela earlier in the year involved similar tactics. As the helicopters carrying special operations forces approached its shores, 'the United States began layering different effects provided by SPACECOM, CYBERCOM, and other members of the interagency to create a pathway.'"
"Non-kinetic cyber, space, and electronic warfare are ways militaries can jam signals, hack networks, or disrupt satellites to blind or confuse an enemy without blowing something up. The electromagnetic spectrum, the full range of all types of light energy, from low-energy radio waves to high-energy gamma rays, is a particularly crucial battlespace."
"The commander of the US Air Force's 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing spoke about the importance of electronic warfare and the electromagnetic spectrum. He said that 'the spectrum is a bad place to be second, and if we lose in the spectrum, or are unable to affect the spectrum, the joint force will lose, and we're going to lose very quickly.'"
Recent US military operations against Iran and Venezuela demonstrate the strategic importance of non-kinetic warfare capabilities. Space Command and Cyber Command conduct initial operations to disrupt, degrade, and blind adversaries before conventional strikes occur. These non-kinetic effects—including cyber attacks, electronic warfare, and satellite disruption—operate across the electromagnetic spectrum to jam signals, hack networks, and confuse enemies without physical destruction. Military leadership emphasizes that dominance in the electromagnetic spectrum is essential; losing this domain results in rapid overall military failure. The integration of space, cyber, and electronic warfare across multiple operations against well-armed nation-states shows this approach has become fundamental to modern military strategy.
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