Sky-High Shield: Budget Watchdog Warns Proposed Golden Dome Could Cost Trillions Ahead Of Key Senate Hearing

'Golden Dome for America': Senate Examines US' most expensive defense project

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee hears from missile defense and budget experts on the developing U.S. homeland missile defense system. Lawmakers examine the system’s architecture, capabilities, implementation and potential costs, including the direction of America’s emerging missile defense strategy.

LIVE NOW: Senate Hearings to Examine an Update on Golden Dome

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles looks on from behind a chart on the Golden Dome missile defense system as President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on May 12, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Golden Dome secrecy fuels concerns over cost, effectiveness of system

Details of President Trump's planned Golden Dome missile defense remain hidden to prevent China and Russia from building countermeasures, but that secrecy is fueling concerns among lawmakers and missile defense experts about both costs and whether the system will work.

Sky-High Shield: Budget Watchdog Warns Proposed Golden Dome Could Cost Trillions Ahead Of Key Senate Hearing

On the eve of a key Senate hearing, a nonpartisan budget watchdog group is sounding the alarm over the price tag and technical hurdles of the Golden Dome missile defense system. On Monday, Taxpayers for Common Sense pointed lawmakers back to its earlier report, “Missing the Mark: Why Golden Dome is Bad for American Taxpayers.” […] Sky-High Shield: Budget Watchdog Warns Proposed Golden Dome Could Cost Trillions Ahead Of Key Senate Hearing