Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Plan Revives Ambitions for Space-Based Missile Defense

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ plan revives ambitions for space-based missile defense

On May 20, President Donald Trump formally announced the “Golden Dome,” a sweeping national missile defense initiative designed to shield the United States from the most advanced modern threats, including ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles. The system, drawing structural inspiration from Israel’s Iron Dome, would differ vastly in scale and scope, incorporating next-generation technologies across land, sea, and space to provide a comprehe…

Beyond reach: Why America’s ‘Golden Dome’ may be powerless against Russia’s doomsday missile

A nuclear-powered cruise missile with unlimited range could outmaneuver even the most ambitious US missile defensesEarlier this year, US President Donald Trump launched the ambitious “Golden Dome” initiative – a sweeping plan to build a national missile defense system capable of shielding America from modern threats: ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and advanced cruise missiles. Designed as a next-generation shield, the Golden Dome aspire…