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 ...
What to know about Trump’s US Iron Dome missile defense plan
President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order to create a next-generation missile defense shield, which the White House referred to as the “Iron Dome for America” after Israel’s ...
Trump’s Iron Dome strategy echoes Reagan’s SDI missile defense vision
President Donald J. Trump’s January 27, 2025, Executive Order to build an Iron Dome for America is a welcome call for an ...
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Analysts: American Iron Dome reduces nuclear coercion but drives arms race
The Iron Dome plan resembles former President Ronald Reagon's proposed dual objective of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) and nuclear disarmament, said Hans Kristensen, the director of the ...
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Trump is reviving ‘Star Wars’ and calling it the ‘Iron Dome for America’
Recently, President Donald Trump fulfilled another campaign promise by ordering the Defense Department to develop a plan for what he calls an “Iron Dome for America,” named after the wildly ...
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What is Trump's Iron Dome for America? A next-generation missile shield and a return to Reagan's 'Star Wars' program
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 ...
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The national missile defense fantasy—again
It “will fulfill President Reagan’s vision for the Strategic Defense Initiative laid out some four decades ago,” she added. Doomed to fail. Trump’s executive order is a jumble of false claims and ...