Spectrum War And The Return To Global Risk

Our 21st century military revolution

China is shooting lasers from space and at the Filipino Coast Guard, so it’s time we remembered the words of Adm. Thomas Moorer. “If there is a World War III,” Moorer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1970 to 1974, declared, “the winner will be the side that can best control and manage the electromagnetic spectrum.”

Despite the phrasing, Moore…