The US President Donald Trump does not plan a plan for his ambitious “Golden Dome Defense Shield this Semitiyad to $ 175 billion will heal – but some experts will progress many times.
The Golden Dome Project refers to the design of the United States design and deployment of a series of defense defense generation in the defense of the defense of the whole continental we can find out, to keep track of and track and Hyperson Missiles and so on advanced threats to aerial. What makes the golden dome unique that it features Space-based currencies: Spacecraft at eldid andit can find missile deleats mir-flick.
Tuesday (May 20), Secretary of Trump and US defense in Pete Hegseth conducts a press conference in the White House where they inform that Strength in the US Space General Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations, lead the program. “It’s time for us to change the equation and start duplication of homeland protection,” Guetlein said at the press conference.
Hegseth A statement is issued On May 20 says the Department of Defense asks a preliminary $ 25 billion funds as part of Trump’s “One, big, beautiful bill“The legislation that includes tax cuts and spending changes.
“We look forward to keeping that job in Congress to get the fund for the critical capabilities of the FY26’s budget request, the Golden Dome’s statement is not left as the enemies have been abandoned as the enemies have developed more advanced and deadly weapons.”
Congress Budget Office (CBO) prints a report In May 5 estimates the cost of deployment to a constellation of space-based intercectors similar to what his views for Golden Dome. According to CBO, the lowest estimate for developing and deployment of such a system is about $ 161 billion, seated below Trump’s expenses. The higher estimates of CBO suggests to reach the cost of $ 542 billion, or over half a trillion dollars.
In fact, the last price tag can be higher.
During a Security Summit Hosted by politician This month, the space chief in space space in the space of General B. Sally by the moment Salvanman explained his estimates. “I’m 34 years of this business; I haven’t seen an early estimate higher,” says Saltzman, according to Air and Space Forces Magazine. “My gut tells me some extra funds needed.”
While the Golden Dome is defined as a defensive system protected protected by the contradictory United States, some countries have already asked the purpose behind the program.
Foreign spokesman in Chinese ministry is this told reporters Today (May 21) that the Golden Dome Program “expands US arsenal ways to act in forum” and “violates the principle of peaceful use of space stricey.”
While Russia initially criticized the initiative, Kremlin said Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday when a missile threat saw, According to the times of Moscow.
The Golden Dome takes its inspiration, even in the name, from the Iron Dome of Israel used since 2011 in defense and artillery firearms. It consists of radar systems found and tracked threats, missile launchers, and a controlling center coordinating between the two.
The Golden Dome also has its roots at the first effort in the missile defense proposed by President Ronald Reagan, known as defense defense initiative. Reagan introduces the idea of a March 1983 Telebised Address where he asked the scientific community to help the United States develop a space-based decision that can give the threat from nuclear weapons “impotent.”
the SDI program The nickname is given “Star Wars” in the media because of how it sounds on time. But that before the orbit of the earth becomes militarized, launch costs grateful for the use of rocket technologies, and countries began distributing Weapons based on space Those who want to see only in science fiction when Reagan gave his address.
Hurry up for four decades and Trump said the Golden Dome Project finally see Reagan’s vision a reality.
“We sincerely end the job that President Regan began forty years ago, forever the American Homeland’s missile threatening,” Trump said.
