Brandishing Our Air, Space, and Cyber Swords: Recommendations for Deterrence and Beyond Published Nov. 27, 2017 By Lt Col Mark Reith, USAF, PhD Air & Space Power Journal, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL Brandishing Our Air, Space, and Cyber Swords: Recommendations for Deterrence and Beyond Lt Col Mark Reith, USAF, PhD The United States has arrived at a historic crossroads for space and cyber. For decades, space and cyber have been treated as neutral territory or part of a global commons, but the rise of competitors and the commoditizing of technology within these domains have drastically changed the calculus of strategic deterrence.