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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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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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 ... and we are making the decisions late in the game even though visionary military ...
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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. P resident Donald J. Trump wants to build an ...
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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 ...
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Top Pentagon contractors poised for gains as Trump pushes missile shield expansion
The proposed “Iron Dome for America” system is heavily reliant on space-based sensors and potentially controversial space-based interceptors ...