Critics contend that Trump’s bling edition of Israel’s Iron Dome would only exacerbate a global arms race, that it would launch outer space wars, and

US President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense concept revives a controversial, decades-old initiative whose ambitious construction could upend norms in outer space and reshape relations between the world's top space powers.

The Golden Dome would involve space-based interceptors, which Congress estimated would cost between $162 billion to $542 billion over 20 years.

President Donald Trump’s ambitious missile defense initiative, dubbed “Golden Dome,” is beginning to take shape, and according to J.P. Morgan, the $175 billion project could generate significant near-term opportunities for U.S. defense contractors. Still, the proposed timeline and funding strategy may face hurdles.

Former US President Donald Trump introduced the 'Golden Dome,' a space-based missile defense system to shield the US from global threats. This ambitio

The Golden Dome directive, which directs the Pentagon ... marks the greatest potential change in American defense strategy since the early Cold War. The Trump administration would benefit by ...

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North Korea is now warning of a nuclear war in space. Why? Because of a U.S. defense plan called the "Golden Dome," championed by President Donald Trump. It's being framed as America's answer to missile threats,