Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated
Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile ...
Trump’s Orbital Missile Shield Could Aid His Nuclear Disarmament Foray
President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers.
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The national missile defense fantasy—again
National missile defense advocates live in a world of magic and make-believe. Fantasy replaces science, assertions replace facts, and cartoon weapons replace real capabilities. This enduring fantasy, ...
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Trump is Right to Prioritize Homeland Missile Defense
President Trump's executive order for an "Iron Dome" missile defense shield of the U.S. brings attention to the gaps in homeland defense.
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Senators detail desired missile defense elements for Trump’s Iron Dome
Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America ...
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Senators detail desired missile defense elements for Trump’s Iron Dome
(Patrick Semansky/AP) Two Republican senators have introduced legislation that would establish more detailed plans for President Donald Trump’s new missile defense shield for the homeland – to ...