A report from the US Department of Defense says the Space Force would be “to deter and if necessary degrade, deny, disrupt, destroy, and manipulate adversary capabilities to protect U.S. interests, assets, and way of life.”

This would include anti-satellite weapons, communications jamming technologies, and enhancements to the U.S. radar and GPS systems.

However, some believe that there is more to this and that the Space Force is actually being established after the controversial US leader learnt of other worldly presences.

Speaking to Sun Online, Mr Pope said: “There are conspiracy theories suggesting President Trump's plans for a Space Force reflect a need to protect Earth against hostile aliens. There were similar conspiracy theories about President Reagan's Star Wars plan.

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