Trump taps Space Force general to lead $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense program

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Trump mentioned that Canada has expressed interest in collaborating with the U.S. on the Golden Dome initiative.
62% : " Trump revealed that the administration has "officially selected an architecture for this state of the art system that will deploy next generation technologies across land, sea and space, including space based sensors and interceptors."
60% : During an Oval Office briefing May 20, Trump -- flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Guetlein and Republican Senators Jim Banks (Ind.), Kevin Cramer (N.D) and Dan Sullivan (Alaska) -- announced that his administration has approved an "architecture" for Golden Dome and expects the system to be completed within three years at a cost of $175 billion.
55% : His resume includes service as deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office and as Program Executive for Programs and Integration at the Missile Defense Agency before transitioning from the U.S. Air Force to the Space Force.
51% : The president provided no specific details about the design but claimed it "will integrate with our existing defense capabilities and should be fully operational before the end of my term." "Hypersonic missiles, ballistic missiles and advanced cruise missiles, all of them will be knocked out of the air," Trump asserted.
47% : In selecting Guetlein as the program manager, Trump praised the general's "unmatched background in missile warning technology and defense procurement" and said he "also knows that we need to move fast.
33% : "We will truly be completing the job that President Reagan started 40 years ago, forever ending the missile threat to the American homeland," Trump declared, referencing Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, popularly known as "Star Wars," which proposed similar capabilities in the 1980s but was never fully realized.

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