US EditionWhat Is the "Golden Dome"? Here's What to Know About Trump's Missile Defense Plans
Trump aims to secure Greenland to deploy the multilayer Golden Dome missile defense system, citing its strategic Arctic location under key intercontinental ballistic missile flight paths.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump again pushed U.S. ownership of Greenland as vital to the `Golden Dome` missile-defence plan and announced a framework for Arctic security.
- Greenland's Arctic position places it along the shortest ICBM routes from China and Russia to the U.S., while Pituffik Space Base hosts radar coverage monitoring those polar flight paths.
- The proposed system would combine space-based interceptors and sensors with an initial $25 billion investment, but long-term costs may be 20 times higher and 36,000 interceptors could be needed for ten ICBMs.
- Denmark and Greenlanders have reacted with alarm as the U.S. already operates in Greenland under the 1951 defence agreement, with Canada and Bill Blair expressing interest earlier this year.
- But experts see holes in the argument, noting Trump’s 2029 operational claim is unrealistic, with costs over $200bn and protection near 100% dismissed, while new sensors reduce Greenland’s importance.
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What is Trump's 'Golden Dome'
(Washington, DC) – President Donald Trump has revived plans for a sweeping missile defense system he calls the “Golden Dome,” a project designed to detect and intercept incoming missiles before they reach the United States. The concept, still largely theoretical, envisions hundreds of satellites combined with ground-based systems to track and destroy threats ranging from intercontinental ballistic missiles to hypersonic weapons. Inspired in part…
Inside Trump's push for Greenland and a 'Golden Dome'
President Trump has pledged to build a state-of-the-art air defense system modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome to shield the U.S. mainland from missile threats, with Greenland playing a key strategic role in the plan. The post WATCH: Inside Trump’s push for Greenland and a ‘Golden Dome’ appeared first on World Israel News.
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