Donald Trump gives timeline, price for 'Golden Dome for America'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : It would include a mix of ground-based systems and an unprecedented expansion of space-based assets, including interceptors and detection satellites.
62% : The broader program, however, represents a major technological and strategic leap into space-based defense -- a direction first formalized by Trump in an executive order signed during the initial week of his presidency.
52% : Nonetheless, Trump named Gen. Michael Guetlein, currently the vice chief of Space Force, as the official in charge of overseeing the program's development.
51% : Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system to be "fully operational before the end of my term," which ends in 2029, and claimed it would be capable of intercepting missiles "even if they are launched from space.
34% : Although Trump has requested an initial $25 billion for the Golden Dome in a proposed tax bill currently advancing through Congress, the program faces significant budgetary hurdles.
30% : In this case, the reverse is occurring -- Trump has selected a concept before full operational criteria have been established.

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