Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated
Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile ...
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Hegseth: Defense Department must return to long-term planning against strategic adversaries
In a Pentagon town hall, new defense secretary set out an agenda for longer-term plans, faster deployment of tech, and staff ...
Trump is gutting an agency that his daughter once championed
President Donald Trump is eagerly dismantling an agency that was once championed by his daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka ...
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Betting against US tech: Why missile defense critics are always wrong
President Trump signed an executive order to develop a next-generation missile defense system, which the White House has referred to as an "Iron Dome for America." The initiative, modeled after Israel ...
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A veteran of Reagan’s “Star Wars” has doubts about Trump’s “Iron Dome”
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert Latiff explains why the executive order to create a space-based defense shield would ...
Trump’s Orbital Missile Shield Could Aid His Nuclear Disarmament Foray
President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers.