well it what. need to be approved. all right some of the reporting from sema thank you. well the united states is launching a unit in charge of its defense operations in outer space the name space command its president trying to build the new defense into d n a ceremony at the white house today analysts predict space may become an area where future conflicts are waged many believe space command is a precursor to donald trump's plans for an entire new wing of the u.s. military called space force here is part of what trump had to say today the dangers to our country constantly evolve and so must we now if those who wish to harm the united states to seek to challenge us in the ultimate high ground of space it's going to be a whole different ball game are going to stay here on earth good washington d.c.

our bureau chief there alexander phenomena she's on the story for us tonight good evening to you alexander i mean this does does sound a little bit like star wars tell me what is the difference between space command and space force. well space force is the future at least according to president trump he wants to create a totally new and potentially independent branch of the u.s. military military to oversee all military operation in space but to achieve this goal he needs congress he needs congregational approval congressional authority and congressional funding and that can take years and of course there are a lot of people critics questioning this adventure as they called it so therefore the trump administration has decided to move forward with establishing this space command it's and you need as you have mentioned operating on that the umbrella of

the u.s. for an. 87 people and it will draw all forces from all services in the u.s. military. how we supposed to imagine what space command is is preparing for all xander are we talking about space ships in. the battle with each other i mean what is the white house in vision. well at the moment we are talking about satellites the u.s. nation's reliance on. difficult to protect satellites that provide. intelligence and sniff again that provide communications and their capabilities are vital to the us military and the u.s. economy and the u.s. is accusing nations such as russia and china for example accusing them that they

are trying to develop new weapons anti-satellite weapons and laser weapons and other offensive capabilities to disrupt and destroy you ask such a light so therefore the white house says it's very important now to focus on deterrence and fans and space and what about alexander we know the j.f.k. john the kid that he's known for saying in the sixty's we want to put a a man on the moon in that decade because of what the soviets were doing china is in outer space is that a motive for trying to push ahead with space command in space for. yes i think that you're totally right china is a very good example because for example in 2018 china so plus the united states in the total number of space launches china has also managed to land a rover on the backside of the moon and by doing so they showcase

a technical and technological advantage china has been accused of trying to. hijack. satellites operate and russia is another example russia has been accused of trying to jam g.p.s. signals that are important for nato military drills so that's why the white house says that it is essential to establish a space force in order to counter russia's and china's attempts to outsmart the mass in space all right our own white our washington bureau chief and he's under phenomenal the story with us tonight the latest on space command alexander thank you and back here on earth u.s. president drunk he has threatened to pull out american troops from here in germany if berlin fails to boost its defense spending and it would be a big deal 35000 american troops are permanently based here in germany in addition

a similar number of civilians both americans and germans work in jobs that are linked to the u.s. military presence other european countries hosting significant numbers of u.s. troops or italy as well as the u.k. they're neither have quite as many as germany felt signs of your japan who's the most american troops of any country except the united states and the moment poland we know trumps favorite european countries that it has no permanent u.s. military base a reporter for being funded more went to rome star and the biggest u.s. base here in germany where most locals want the americans to stay put. a key american outpost in southwestern germany. ramstein airbase the biggest u.s. air force base abroad. just what takes place there

is kept secret even 70 years after the base was founded. it is impossible to get any closer to the air base the entering the compound is a high security zone and we certainly weren't allowed to enter the base itself with a camera team instead the u.s. military gave us some of their own video footage from inside. the u.s. military shows how munitions and weapons are stored supplies for fighters in syria mali or afghanistan. paratroopers practice jumping fighter pilots set off from here on their missions to africa asia and the middle east. defending germany only plays a smaller role according to this expert and the u.s. and this is not really i'll give you such of course as a bit of protection but at the same time history teaching importance of ramstein

for u.s. foreign policy and security policy not be underestimated. and it's not just the air base the biggest american military hospital outside continental united states is also nearby doctors and health care workers train here for emergencies and for working in a war zone wounded soldiers are brought here from all over the world. soon they will be relocating not to poland but closer to the airfield. a new hospital costing around a $1000000000.00 will be built more modern and better equipped. forest at the edge of the airbase has already been cleared. the mayor of. the large investment alone means there will be no move. you never know what will get used or not but i can't see it happening.