NATO and US NATO-reliance on aerospace domain superiority creates escalatory threshold asymmetry: NATO treats space domain conflicts as escalatory while Russia considers space degradation part of normal initial battle plan, creating potential for unwanted escalation.

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Mike Kofman

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Domains are escalatory thresholds for the United States...whereas not necessarily for adversaries...will go for space immediately as part of just the immediate battle plan

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The Russian Way of WarfareCenter for Strategic & International Studies
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:47:39 PM

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