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Trump's budget and timeline for the project are ambitious. He told reporters he hoped to have it done "before the end of my term." The system would cost around $175 billion, the president said, with $25 billion to start construction in next year's budget.
A key part of the Trump plan is to place both missile-sensing and missile-destroying satellites into orbit above the Earth. The constellation would likely involve thousands of small satellites capable of attacking a missile in the moments after it launches from its submarine or silo.
"The overall Golden Dome effort is long overdue," says Tom Karako, director of the missile defense project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Karako concedes that space-based interception of incoming missiles is a "wicked hard problem," but he says the reality is that the next large war will likely be fought partially above Earth's atmosphere
Trump unveils ambitious and expensive plans for 'Golden Dome' missile defense
President Trump on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to shield America from missile attack by building what he describes as a "Golden Dome."Trump's budget and timeline for the project are ambitious. He told reporters he hoped to have it done "before the end of my term." The system would cost around $175 billion, the president said, with $25 billion to start construction in next year's budget.
A key part of the Trump plan is to place both missile-sensing and missile-destroying satellites into orbit above the Earth. The constellation would likely involve thousands of small satellites capable of attacking a missile in the moments after it launches from its submarine or silo.
"The overall Golden Dome effort is long overdue," says Tom Karako, director of the missile defense project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Karako concedes that space-based interception of incoming missiles is a "wicked hard problem," but he says the reality is that the next large war will likely be fought partially above Earth's atmosphere
