Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile ...

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert Latiff explains why the executive order to create a space-based defense shield would ...

President Donald J. Trump’s January 27, 2025, Executive Order to build an Iron Dome for America is a welcome call for an ...

Trump's push follows in the footsteps of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a scrapped program popularly called "Star ...

The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

Israel’s missile defense system is effective in close quarters. That model won’t help the U.S.

The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear-armed missiles is to negotiate their elimination—not pretend some magic ...

As Secretary Hegseth takes the reins of the Pentagon, he said one of his priorities would be an effort to create an “iron dome” missile defense system to protect the United States, like the one ...

An American Iron Dome simply would cost too much money. If a U.S. adversary were to launch missiles against the United States, Montgomery figured, that adversary might fire 500 to 600 missiles. To ...

Robert Gates noted that early during the Reagan administration, there was a buildup in U.S. defenses with the additions of ...

An executive order signed by the president this week essentially revives Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, often referred to as "Star Wars. " The new project reflects growing concerns over ...

He also noted Reagan worked to make nuclear arms obsolete with his Strategic Defense Initiative. Nicknamed “Star Wars,” the anti-ballistic missile program was designed to shoot down nuclear ...