Congressman's Golden Dome pitch highlights dilemma in new homeland missile defense plans

Congressman's Golden Dome pitch highlights dilemma in new homeland missile defense plans

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) has a message for the Pentagon: When it comes time to install elements of the Trump administration's "Golden Dome for America," Wisconsin is open for business. Van Orden -- a second-term Republican from western Wisconsin and a retired Navy SEAL -- last week made an unsolicited bid for his district to host missile defense infrastructure associated with the proposed national air and missile shield. “I have Volk Field,…

The head of the country's Space Command was heard by the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. He was asked questions about the importance of the new missile defense system. The Golden Dome system is an initiative of US President Donald Trump. This will be the first time that the US has deployed missile defense equipment in space.