Beyond Golden Dome: why effective missile defense begins far left of launch

Xi, Putin condemn Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as effort to weaponize space

The NewsIn a joint statement Thursday, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping condemned US President Donald Trump’s plan to build a “Golden Dome’ missile defense shield as “deeply destabilizing,” warning that the initiative could transform space into “an arena for armed confrontation.”Trump’s “Golden Dome” plans include building a satellite-based network to trace and intercept missiles over the US, but analysts have warn…

Russia and China have criticised the project of an anti-aircrafted “Iron Dome” project for the protection of the United States, announced in January by President Donald Trump, transmitted by AFP, taken by Agerpres.

What would Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system look like?

Earlier this year, President Trump called for a vast missile defense system capable of intercepting fast-moving projectiles launched toward the U.S. He called it the "Golden Dome," his twist on the "Iron Dome," the informal name for Israel's missile defense system. NPR science and security correspondent Geoff Brumfiel joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Beyond Golden Dome: why effective missile defense begins far left of launch

As the United States advances its ambitious Golden Dome missile defense strategy, we face a critical question: what constitutes a truly comprehensive defense system? While advanced tracking capabilities, AI-enabled data […] The post Beyond Golden Dome: why effective missile defense begins far left of launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

Russia and China on Thursday criticized the US plan for an “Iron Dome” anti-missile shield announced in January by US President Donald Trump. “The recently announced “Golden Dome for America” program is deeply destabilizing,” the two countries said in a joint statement released by the Kremlin after Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met in Moscow. The two countries believe that the plan envisages “an expansion of the arsenal to conduct mil…

In his proposal for the federal budget for fiscal year 2026, President Donald Trump has included a controversial and ambitious initiative: the creation of an anti-missile defense system inspired by Israel’s “Iron Dome.” The plan is part of an unprecedented budget increase for the Department of Defense, which would receive an additional $113 billion. Trump had already expressed his admiration for the Israeli system, which intercepts rockets in fu…