What is Trump's Iron Dome for America? A next-generation missile shield and a return to Reagan's 'Star Wars' program
Trump's push follows in the footsteps of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a scrapped program popularly called "Star Wars."
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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.
An ‘Iron Dome’ for the US? Nuclear experts skeptical over Trump’s planned missile shield
Such defense systems are extremely costly” with “their effectiveness often being questionable,” one expert said.
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.
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 reignites 'Star Wars' with iron dome for America plan
The initiative announced by Donald Trump on "Iron Dome for America" is more than just a plan to build another anti-ballistic system. It harkens back to the "Star Wars" concept, with which President Ronald Reagan challenged the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
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Trump revives Reagan-era "Star Wars" for modern defence
The work announced by Donald Trump on the "Iron Dome for America" is more than just a plan to develop another anti-ballistic ...
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Hegseth’s vision a costly step in arms race that has never paused
As Secretary Hegseth takes the reins of the Pentagon, he said one of his priorities would be an effort to create an “iron dome” missile defense system to protect the United States, like the one ...
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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.
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Reagan and the Russians
Even Tom Wicker, a New York Times columnist with impeccable liberal credentials, reluctantly conceded that the Strategic Defense Initiative ... insists that "Star Wars was exploited by ...
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Could Trump’s Iron Dome work? Only if Canada attacks Detroit.
Israel’s missile defense system is effective in close quarters. That model won’t help the U.S.
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 ...
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.
Trump signs military executive orders, sets stage for ban on transgender troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise ...