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US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion, dwarfing Pentagon's $185 billion estimate
The estimate is far above the Pentagon’s $185 billion figure, with space-based interceptors driving most of the projected cost.
- On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office estimated President Donald Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield could cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years, far exceeding the Pentagon's $185 billion estimate.
- Inspired by Israel's 'Iron Dome,' the system involves expanding ground-based interceptors and deploying 7,800 satellites, a project Trump ordered in a January 27, 2025, executive order.
- Acquisition costs could exceed $1 trillion, with satellites accounting for about 70 percent of expenses, though the Defense Department's insufficient details make long-term estimates 'impossible,' the Congressional Budget Office said.
- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, who requested the analysis, criticized the project as 'nothing more than a massive giveaway to defense contractors paid for entirely by working Americans.'
- While designed to engage adversaries like North Korea, the Congressional Budget Office warned the system could be overwhelmed by full-scale attacks from Russia or China, demonstrating potential defensive limitations.
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President Trump's plan to put weapons in space—pitched as a " Golden Dome for America " missile defense program—is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion over a 20-year period, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag...
·Miami, United States
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Golden Dome: A $1.2 Trillion Missile Defense Ambition
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the Golden Dome missile defense system, associated with President Trump, may cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years. This figure far exceeds the Pentagon's $185 billion estimate. The system includes ground-based components and a significant satellite network for comprehensive defense.
·India
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