Trump Unveils Plans for 'Golden Dome' Missile-Defense System

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Canada would also like "to have protection," so Trump said, "as usual, we help Canada the best we can.
61% : Trump signed an executive order one week after taking office outlining plans to an American equivalent of the "Iron Dome.
53% : " The announcement comes as nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are ongoing.
49% : " The United States has provided significant funding for Israel's missile-defense system, known as the Iron Dome, and Trump says the technology that now exists is further advanced from that which the U.S. helped Israel build.
49% : Trump said the total cost of the defense system is estimated to be around $175 billion, noting that the "one big, beautiful bill" that is currently being debated in Congress will include $25 billion for getting construction of the "Golden Dome" underway. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein will lead the project.
43% : Now, with modern technology, Hegseth says, Trump is "following through" to "protect the homeland from cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, drones, whether they are conventional or nuclear."
36% : "In the campaign, I promised the American people I would build a cutting-edge missile-defense shield to protect our homeland from the threat of foreign missile attack," Trump said in the Oval Office.
29% : Trump called Guetlein "one of the most respected people in the world having to do with defense," adding that the general has an "unmatched background in missile-warning technology and defense procurement.
28% : Iran has developed its uranium enrichment activity in recent years, rapidly advancing toward nuclear capabilities, but Trump has repeatedly said Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

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