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 ...
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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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SMDC radar team integrally supports C-UAS, missile defense mission
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Technical Center ... theater to directly support the warfighter.” The radar team is composed of Dupree and John E. Graupman III with auxiliary ...
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The national missile defense fantasy—again
The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear-armed missiles is to negotiate their elimination—not pretend some magic ...
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Behind Trump’s “Iron Dome” Is a Space-Based Missile Defense
Space-based missile defenses are the Holy Grail of American national defense. President Donald J. Trump wants to build an Iron Dome missile defense system for the entire United States. That’s what the ...
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5 things to know about President Donald Trump's 'Iron Dome' plan for America
President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of an advanced, next-generation missile defense shield ... first U.S. president to call for a national defense system that would counter the ...
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A US Iron Dome won’t work and will weaken nuclear deterrence
In an attempt to accomplish this goal, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the creation of an “Iron Dome for America,” a reference to Israel’s much-vaunted missile defense ...