What to know about Trump's plan for a 'Golden Dome' missile shield

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59% : SpaceX is among the companies vying for a role in developing Golden Dome and has briefed Trump officials on a possible collaboration with two other contractors: Anduril and Palantir, two sources familiar with the conversations told CNN.
59% : SpaceX is among the companies vying for a role in developing Golden Dome and has briefed Trump officials on a possible collaboration with two other contractors: Anduril and Palantir, two sources familiar with the conversations told CNN.
54% : Trump is expected to announce his preferred option - and its price point - in the coming days, a decision that will ultimately chart a path forward for funding, developing and implementing the space-based missile defense system over the next several years.
52% : Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system selectively protects populated areas from short-range threats in a country the size of New Jersey; Trump wants a space-based missile defense system capable of defending the entire United States from advanced ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
52% : Trump is expected to announce his preferred option - and its price point - in the coming days, a decision that will ultimately chart a path forward for funding, developing and implementing the space-based missile defense system over the next several years.
52% : Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system selectively protects populated areas from short-range threats in a country the size of New Jersey; Trump wants a space-based missile defense system capable of defending the entire United States from advanced ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
49% : The Department of Defense "has developed a draft architecture and implementation plan for a Golden Dome system that will protect Americans and our homeland from a wide range of global missile threats," chief Pentagon spokesman and senior adviser Sean Parnell told CNN in a statement."The
49% : Secretary of Defense and other Department leaders have engaged with the President to present options and look forward to announcing the path forward in the coming days," Parnell added.
49% : The Department of Defense "has developed a draft architecture and implementation plan for a Golden Dome system that will protect Americans and our homeland from a wide range of global missile threats," chief Pentagon spokesman and senior adviser Sean Parnell told CNN in a statement.
49% : "The Secretary of Defense and other Department leaders have engaged with the President to present options and look forward to announcing the path forward in the coming days," Parnell added.
48% : Whatever option Trump opts for, it won't be cheap; $25 billion has been carved out in next year's defense budget for the system, but the Congressional Budget Office has estimated the U.S. could have to spend more than $500 billion - over the course of 20 years - to develop a viable Golden Dome.
48% : Whatever option Trump opts for, it won't be cheap; $25 billion has been carved out in next year's defense budget for the system, but the Congressional Budget Office has estimated the U.S. could have to spend more than $500 billion - over the course of 20 years - to develop a viable Golden Dome.
46% : Musk's ownership of SpaceX, combined with his proximity to Trump, has rankled Democrats who have urged the Defense Department's inspector general to investigate the tech billionaire's involvement in the process of awarding contracts related to Golden Dome.
46% : Musk's ownership of SpaceX, combined with his proximity to Trump, has rankled Democrats who have urged the Defense Department's inspector general to investigate the tech billionaire's involvement in the process of awarding contracts related to Golden Dome.
44% : "But that funding would only be a drop in the bucket compared with the estimated total cost of developing, implementing and maintaining the system Trump has described, defense officials and industry experts say.
44% : " But that funding would only be a drop in the bucket compared with the estimated total cost of developing, implementing and maintaining the system Trump has described, defense officials and industry experts say.
38% : Trump has repeatedly insisted the U.S. needs a missile defense program similar to Israel's Iron Dome, but the systems are orders of magnitude apart.
38% : Trump has repeatedly insisted the U.S. needs a missile defense program similar to Israel's Iron Dome, but the systems are orders of magnitude apart.
32% : Trump had ordered Hegseth to present options for developing and implementing the system by March 28, but the White House did not receive those plans until nearly a month after the President's original deadline, the sources said.
32% : Trump had ordered Hegseth to present options for developing and implementing the system by March 28, but the White House did not receive those plans until nearly a month after the President's original deadline, the sources said.

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