Donald Trump unveils USD 175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defence plan for US

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday local time announced new details about his administrations USD 175 billion largescale missile defence initiative the Golden Dome noting that it would be fully operational in under three years as reported by The HillAccording to The Hill Trump while speaking from the Oval Office said that the US had finalised the systems architecture which will be overseen by Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein Trump claimed the defence shield would integrate seamlessly with existing capabilities and be completed before the end of his second termThis design for the Golden Dome will integrate with our existing defence capabilities and should be fully operational before the end of my term So well have it done in about three years Trump said as quoted by The Hill Once fully constructed Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world and even if they are launched from space and we will have the best system ever built he addedTrump also noted that Canada has shown interest in joining the initiative and expressed openness to collaboration During the announcement Trump was joined by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and GOP Senators Dan Sullivan Jim Banks and Kevin Cramer They were flanked by posters showing a golden shield over the US and a quote This is a Very Dangerous World as reported by The HillAs per The Hill the Golden Dome initially announced in January will receive a preliminary USD 25 billion allocation under a GOPbacked reconciliation bill However funding remains uncertain amid resistance from both conservative and moderate Republicans who are pushing for changes to the legislation Though Trump claimed the total cost would be USD 175 billion the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that due to its technological complexity the full system could exceed USD 500 billion over the next two decadesThe system is expected to counter intercontinental threats from nations like China Russia Iran and North Korea Democrats have raised ethical concerns about the potential involvement of Elon Musks SpaceX citing his advisory role in the Trump administration and possible conflicts of interest The Hill reportedTrump mentioned several states that are likely to participate in the programme including Alaska Florida Georgia and Indiana each with defence or space infrastructure Potential contractors could include Lockheed Martin Raytheon and L3Harris Technologies Insisting the project would be entirely made in the US Trump said it would be modelled after Israels Iron Dome though scaled up to counter longrange threatsWhile critics argue that the US already has strong missile defences such as interceptors in Alaska and air defence systems like Terminal High Altitude Area Defence and NASAMS Trump maintained that the Golden Dome would add a critical new layer of protection Trump also noted that the Golden Dome initiative was something that Ronald Reagan the 40th US President and a Republican would want He further reiterated his campaign promise to the American people to build such a missile defence shield to protect against foreign threatsRonald Reagan 40th US President wanted it many years ago but they didnt have the technology But its something were going to have Were going to have it at the highest levelIn the campaign I promised the American people that I would build a cuttingedge missile defence shield to protect our homeland from the threat of foreign missile attack And thats what were doing today Trump statedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params