Trump says U.S. has chosen plan for 'Golden Dome' missile defense system

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59% : "Once fully constructed, the 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," Trump said in the Oval Office alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who later described the project as a "game changer.
58% : End of carousel Trump, who created the U.S. Space Force during his first term, has long spoken of wanting a Golden Dome, akin to the "Iron Dome" over Israel but also with weapons based in space instead of just on land.
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53% : Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of operations for the U.S. Space Force, will oversee the Golden Dome's progress, Trump said.
52% : " Trump said Tuesday his administration had settled on an architecture for the project and claimed the system could be operational within three years, before the end of his second term.
51% : Trump has already allocated $25 billion in the federal budget toward the construction of the Golden Dome in the massive budget bill that Republicans in Congress aim to pass in the coming weeks.
48% : Shortly after taking office again in January, Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to work on plans for a "next-generation missile defense shield.
35% : On Tuesday, Trump said he estimated the system would cost $175 billion.
30% : " "The threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks, remains the most catastrophic threat facing the United States," Trump wrote in the order, noting that official U.S. missile defense policy has not evolved beyond staying ahead of "rogue-nation threats" and "accidental or unauthorized missile launches.
28% : Another showed a glowing web of light covering the country, with a quote from Trump written across the top: "This is a Very Dangerous World.
27% : For months, Trump has pushed for such a system, citing increasingly sophisticated threats from countries such as Russia, China and North Korea.

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