US EditionGolden Dome Dangers: How Trump’s Scheme Threatens to Make the US Less Safe
- President Donald Trump called for his 'Golden Dome' missile defense system to be fully operational within his remaining three-year term to protect the U.S. homeland.
- This initiative follows the U.S. withdrawal from the 2002 ABM Treaty, intending to counter threats from small states, but has escalated tensions with Russia and China, who warn it destabilizes global security.
- Experts and official statements note that the Golden Dome system would be very costly, less effective against modern countermeasures, and likely to provoke larger nuclear buildups and derail arms control agreements.
- Trump claims a $175 billion cost with a 'very close to 100%' success rate, but independent estimates place the price near $542 billion and caution the defense may increase U.S. vulnerability.
- The planned missile defense risks accelerating an unpredictable nuclear arms race and complicates prospects for the New START Treaty renewal due in February 2026, potentially decreasing strategic stability worldwide.
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Golden Dome hits legal turbulence as trademark filing falters
The Pentagon's marquee missile defense initiative, rebranded just months ago as the "Golden Dome" after a trademark conflict scuttled its original name, is now facing another branding setback -- this time from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. On May 2, the Missile Defense Agency filed a trademark application for “GOLDEN DOME,” formally stating under oath its intent to use the name in connection with a future missile shield designed to count…
Trump's Golden Dome rethinks defense against long-range threats
Homeland defense has entered a new era with the proliferation of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles and President Donald Trump's Golden Dome proposal aims to invest in protecting against modern threats.
Vikerraadio's "Harri Tiido's Backstory" series examines Donald Trump's announcement of the establishment of the Golden Dome for the defense of the United States. The initiative could be beneficial for the development of technology, as well as for the companies developing the technology, Tiido notes.
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