China-US missile shield race and the new Star Wars

China develops global missile defence prototype rivaling US 'Golden Dome': Report

In a major technological development, China has reportedly built a first-of-its-kind missile defence system capable of tracking and countering threats from anywhere in the world. The system, called the "distributed early warning detection big data platform," has been compared to the United States' Golden Dome project proposed by President Donald Trump, according to a report by The South China Morning Post. As per the report, the defence system i…

China-US missile shield race and the new Star Wars

The US and China are reigniting a Cold War-style arms race in space, each racing to build advanced missile defence shields capable of intercepting intercontinental nuclear missiles. While Washington's USD 175 billion Golden Dome aims for full capability by 2029, Beijing claims to have already deployed a prototype global defence network.