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Behind Trump’s “Iron Dome” Is a Space-Based Missile Defense
Space-based missile defenses are the Holy Grail of American national defense. President Donald J. Trump wants to build an Iron Dome missile defense system for the entire United States. That’s what the ...
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GOP senators back Trump’s space-based ‘Iron Dome’ plan with $19.5B bill
Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the “Iron Dome Act” on Feb. 6, proposing $19.5 billion in ...
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Trump’s Orbital Missile Shield Could Aid His Nuclear Disarmament Foray
The White House’s new blueprints to construct the world’s first space-based missile defense shield could become part of a greater master plan to push for reductions in the atomic weapons ...
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Trump’s $19.5B Iron Dome plan: Next-gen interceptors, Aegis, THAAD, space tech, lasers
The IRON DOME Act comes at a time when geopolitical tensions have escalated, particularly with the advancements in missile ...
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Space Development Agency launches study on Trump’s Iron Dome order
The Missile Defense Agency and the Space Development Agency are developing sensor technology to track hypersonic weapons from space. (L3Harris) The Space Development Agency is launching a study to ...
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US Missile Defense
Since the 1980s, various politicians have floated the idea of “space-based missile defense”—a system aimed at knocking missiles down, using interceptors stationed in orbit around the Earth. The ...