The United States is looking to build a spy base in the UK to probe deep space and spot any attempt by states such as Russia or China to attack vital satellites orbiting the Earth
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"Right now, there are countries like Russia and China that are doing things, developing systems that are … a threat to satellites that we rely on in our day-to-day lives." "I think most people in the population probably don't understand their reliance on space in their day-to-day lives," Air Chief Marshal Wigston said.
"It wouldn't be like Star Wars or Moonraker with lasers firing all over the place… I suspect in a major conflict, space assets would be targeted. So we have to invest and prepare today to make sure we have alternatives." "You have transmit-antennas and you have receive-antennas," said Lt Col Walker, who works as the programme manager for advanced capabilities in the special programmes directorate of the US Space Force.
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