Trump says his Golden Dome missile defense program will include Canada
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 20, 2025, in the Oval Office that his Golden Dome missile defense program will include collaboration with Canada.
- The announcement follows Canada’s recent military spending increases and ongoing criticism over not meeting NATO’s defense spending target, which Canada pledges to reach by 2030.
- Trump described the Golden Dome as a multilayered system modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome and Reagan’s satellite interception plan, expanding current U.S.-Canada defenses through NORAD cooperation.
- Trump stated the system will cost $175 billion, become operational within three years, and that Canada has “called” to join and will “pay their fair share.”
- This collaboration suggests increased continental missile defense integration despite trade tensions, with an initial $25-billion budget under congressional review supporting the program.
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Will Canada come under the Golden Dome?
Donald Trump wants to protect the United States from ballistic and hypersonic missiles with a “Golden Dome,” and Canada, officially, wants in. The details of the program and Canada’s role are still to be determined, but Trump says the total cost will be $175 billion (the Congressional Budget Office says more) and the project will be completed by the end of his term. Experts wonder whether such a defense system is even possible, given the technol…
Sullivan Joins President Trump for Golden Dome Missile Defense Announcement - Alaska Native News
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today joined President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein at the White House for an announcement about the administration’s plan for a Golden […] The post Sullivan Joins President Trump for Golden Dome Missile Defense A…
Trump Unveils “Golden Dome” Missile Defense System with 20-Year, $540 Billion Price Tag
President Trump on Tuesday proposed a missile defense project modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome. Trump’s “Golden Dome” calls for the U.S. to spend $540 billion over two decades to launch a network of satellites that could track and intercept missiles launched at the United States. The project would likely be a massive boon to Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX, which dominates the commercial launch sector.
Is America’s $800 Billion Golden Dome Missile Defence Program Viable?
Commenting on the U.S. Armed Forces Golden Dome program to develop a comprehensive air defence capability for the United States mainland, head of the program Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael A. Guetlein has provided further insight int he rationales for investing in development. “Our adversaries have become very capable and very intent on holding the homeland at risk,” he warned, adding: “Our adversaries have been quick…
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