Trump Announces Plans for a ‘Golden Dome’ Defense System With Republicans’ Backing

Not that long ago, Republican senators were skeptical of the need for an “Iron Dome” defense system in the United States.

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President Donald Trump called for an “Iron Dome” for the United States on the campaign trail. Alex Brandon/AP

President Donald Trump announced new details for the new Department of Defense Golden Dome project on Tuesday, including a three-year completion timeline and $25 billion in initial funding in his “one big, beautiful bill.”

“The Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world, even if they’re launched from space, and we will have the best system ever built,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

He said the administration has selected “an architecture for this state-of-the-art system that will deploy next-generation technologies across the land, sea and space, including space-based sensors and interceptors.”