Inside America's space missile tracking hub | BBC News

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The BBC were given access to the nerve centre where America's space force can track missiles fired from anywhere in the world. Located at Buckley Space Force base in Colorado, the team have been on high‑alert in recent weeks, after Iran fired a salvo of missiles towards the US military base at Al Udeid in Qatar. In recent years, they've been tracking movements in the Middle East and Europe, providing a "strategic and tactical missile warning" to all US and allied forces, according to Colonel Ann Hughes. The base will form a key part of President Trump’s plans for a US missile defence shield – known as the Golden Dome. The US President has earmarked $175 billion for the ambitious programme – inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system. The creation of the US Space Force five years ago is proof that space is now a warfighting domain. Both China and Russia have tested anti‑satellite missiles as well as ways of jamming their communications.