Trump reignites 'Star Wars' with iron dome for America plan
The document titled "The Iron Dome for America" outlines the construction of a "next-generation missile defense shield" and is currently a general directive. Signed by Donald Trump, it requires the Secretary of Defense to present a plan for the defense system to the President within 60 days.
Iron Dome meets Star Wars: Trump eyes orbital interceptors for hypersonic missiles
Trump's 'Iron Dome for America' aims to counter modern missile threats with next-gen interceptors, enhancing US defense and allied security.
Russia Rebukes Donald Trump's Plan for American Iron Dome
A top Russian official warned an advanced U.S. missile defense shield move could lead to military "confrontation" in space.
Trump Orders ‘Iron Dome’ for U.S., but Freezes Funds for Nuclear Protection
The United States is estimated to have spent more than $400 billion on the kinds of antimissile goals that the president now says will provide “for the common defense.”
Opinion
Austin Bay: 21st-century ‘Star Wars’: Trump’s huge iron dome
The name is a sly clue indicating his multi-faceted goal of deploying a "state of the art" missile defense covering the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii.
Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Order Echoes Cold War-Era Missile Defense Plan
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Trump wants an ‘Iron Dome’ over the US. But even a mini version in the Pacific is taking a while
President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, something modeled on Israel’s formidable defenses, typified by its signature Iron Dome system.
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Donald Trump revives ideas of a Star Wars-like missile shield
I N THE LATE 1980s Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb, and Lowell Wood, an astrophysicist, proposed a seemingly bizarre scheme to defend America against missile attack. The “Brilliant ...
Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield
For more than 60 years, the military has launched reconnaissance, communications, and missile warning satellites into orbit.
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Trump aims to finish what Reagan started, a missile defense system for the U.S.
The executive order explicitly notes that the policy aims to achieve what was left unfinished by Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative that critics dubbed Star Wars.
Trump wants to revive 'Star Wars' - Russia
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has compared Donald Trump Iron Dome to a Cold War missile shield scheme Read Full Article at RTcom ...