To some locals, the most secretive, off-the-fence installation on the hill is called’ a "radar station." Some have claimed to have seen mysterious Russians in the area. Over the years, rumors have surfaced that it could become a base for US nuclear warheads.
It's
easy to see how rumors start. The site is visually amazing. Four large white
Kevlar balls sit like gigantic spaceships in a compound in the middle of an
open farm country, 25 km (16 miles) west of the Belgian capital, Brussels.
But
the Castor Satellite Ground Station is far safer and more sophisticated than
the local faith suggests. It is the center of space communications in NATO. The
largest and most modern of the four military alliance stations.
Nearly
half of the NATO 2 satellites orbit the earth, administering more than half of
the NATO countries, ensuring everything from mobile phone and banking services
to weather forecasting. In places like Afghanistan or Kosovo, NATO commanders
rely on some of them to visit, talk, share intelligence and detect missile
launches.
This
week, the site in Castor is about to enter a new orbit, as NATO announces it is
building a space center to help manage satellite communications and key parts
of its military operations around the world.
In
December, NATO leaders announced that space would be the fifth domain of
operations after land, sea, air and cyberspace. During more than two days of
talks starting on Thursday, NATO defense ministers will green a new space
center at the Coalition Air Command in Ramstein, Germany.
Ahead
of the meeting, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, "It will be
a hub for ensuring space assistance in NATO operations, exchanging information
and coordinating its activities.
This
is part of the Alliance's efforts to move forward in the fast-moving and
high-tech sector, especially amid concerns that member states say, China and
Russia are increasingly aggressive in space.
There
are satellites in about 80 countries and private companies are also moving
forward. In the 1980s, only part of NATO's communications was via satellite.
Today, it's at least 40%. During the Cold War, NATO had more than 20 stations,
but new technologies mean the world's largest security organization could
double that coverage by a fifth.
In
Castor, behind a double security fence, in a place with large steel doors and
bulletproof glass that can withstand any terrorist attack or any attempt to
thwart communications, four satellites in Calvary's domes in Belarus Dishes
linked NATO's civilian and military headquarters to his work. World.
From
their elevated position, dishes - two of them in diameter (52 feet) in diameter
- beam information and imagery in the direction of space below Europe and
Africa where there are satellites of allies such as the United States, Britain,
France and Italy. ۔ Orbit NATO itself does not own any satellites.
Worldwide,
Commander directs data to collect orders, image and intelligence, prepare
missions, or transfer military and military equipment to ships, aircraft and
mobile or static headquarters. From Caster, new lines of communication for NATO
could be established’ within half an hour.
Most
facilities are enclosed’ in thick steel plates, including taps, to withstand
any attack by electromagnetic pulses. A high fraction of the energy that can
damage an electrical grid or destroy electronic circuit boards and components.
But
NATO allies are increasingly concerned about other types of attacks using
satellite anti-satellite weapons miles away on Earth that could wreak havoc and
wreak havoc in space.
He
said some countries, including Russia and China, were developing satellite
counter-systems that could blind, deactivate or shoot satellites to create
dangerous debris in orbit. We must increase our understanding of the challenges
in space and our ability to deal with them.
For
the time being, the military alliance insists that its "approach will be
defensive and fully in line with international law." And despite advances
in the "fifth domain," Stoltenberg has repeatedly stated over the
past year that "NATO has no intention of having weapons."
The United States has blacklisted individuals to deal with Chinese companies, including Iran
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