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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Trump’s $19.5B Iron Dome plan: Next-gen interceptors, Aegis, THAAD, space tech, lasers
The Iron Dome boosts U.S. missile defense with $19.5 billion for interceptors, Aegis Ashore installations, space sensors, and ...
Trump says that Iron Dome construction will be 'immediate,' signs executive order
President Donald Trump said during a Jan. 27 event that he plans to sign an executive order to authorize the construction of ...
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Analysts: American Iron Dome reduces nuclear coercion but drives arms race
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to build an American version of the Iron Dome to shield the U.S. from aerial attacks will deter China and Russia from coercing the U.S. using nuclear weapons ...
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An ‘Iron Dome’ to stop wildfires: Israeli startup’s ‘FireDome’ is based on missile defense
In the midst of war, as sirens were blaring almost every day to signal barrages of incoming rockets, Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system tracked and intercepted missiles to help protect and ...
Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ executive order calls for much more than Israeli version
President Donald Trump’s Monday night executive order on the creation of an “Iron Dome for America” calls for much more than the air defense system Israel utilizes. The order calls for “a ...
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Trump Signs 'Iron Dome for America' Executive Order to Defend Against 'The Most Catastrophic Threat Facing the U.S.'
In a new executive order named the “Iron Dome for America,” President Donald Trump is calling for an upgraded defense against missile attacks against America. Trump previewed the order in comments on ...
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Trump wants an ‘Iron Dome’ over the US. But even a mini version in the Pacific is taking a while
President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, something modeled on Israel’s formidable defenses, typified by its signature ...