# Cislunar Warfare **Entity class:** Military-domain concept **Domain:** Defense / Space **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Cislunar warfare concerns military competition and operations in the region between Earth and the Moon. ## Mechanism and significance The domain combines communications delay, orbital mechanics, surveillance, logistics, infrastructure protection, and the dual-use character of civil space systems. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems|Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems]] - **Primary fields:** [[Autonomous Weapons]] · [[AI Superpower]] · [[Machine Succession]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Human-in-the-Loop Lethal Decision]] · [[Exponential Drone Warfare]] · [[Lunar Military Infrastructure]] · [[Seabed Warfare]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.