Trump's $175B Dome Plan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "It is a great day for America," Trump declared, seated beside a poster showing the continental US painted gold with artistic depictions of missile interceptions.
57% : The ambitious system is designed to create a comprehensive network of satellites capable of detecting, tracking, and intercepting incoming missiles....reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a $175 billion missile defence system dubbed the "Golden Dome," appointing US Space Force General Michael Guetlein to lead what Trump described as a "Manhattan Project-scale" initiative.
47% : Trump touted the system would be "capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world and even if they are launched from space.
46% : During the Oval Office announcement, flanked by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Guetlein, Trump revealed that the project would be completed within three years and would protect the entire continental United States, including Canada, from aerial threats, Xinhua news agency reported.
38% : " The $175 billion price tag announced by Trump fell significantly below earlier Congressional Budget Office estimates, which suggested the system could cost between $161 and $542 billion over 20 years, according to a Bloomberg report on May 5.

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