US seeks to develop 'Golden Dome' defense system
The White House will spare no expense to implement one of the Pentagon's top priorities set by US President Donald Trump, according to sources.
TASS reported on March 23 that CNN, citing its own sources, said that US military officials are rushing to develop a defense system called "Golden Dome" to protect the country from long-range missile attacks.
The White House will spare no expense to implement one of the Pentagon's top priorities set by US President Donald Trump, according to sources.
However, one of the sources noted that, “at the moment, the Golden Arches are really just an idea.”
The current discussions are still theoretical, the person said, making it nearly impossible to predict future costs, even though the system could cost billions of dollars to build and maintain.
However, CNN cited sources as saying that the Trump administration has ordered military officials to ensure funding for the "Golden Dome" will be reflected in new budget estimates from 2026 to 2030.
The channel stressed that such a project, in Trump's view – which would protect America in the way the "Iron Dome" system protects Israel – "does not make sense" strategically.
“Israel is very small,” a source familiar with discussions on the Golden Dome project stressed, adding: “So it is entirely possible to blanket Israel with radar systems and a combination of mobile and fixed interceptors.”
"But how do you do that in the US? You can't just deploy it on the border and the coast, because an ICBM can re-enter the atmosphere right over Kansas," CNN quoted the source as saying.
On January 28, under an executive order, President Trump ordered US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to submit a reference architecture and deployment plan for the missile shield system within 60 days.
