National missile defense is still impossible—and expensive.

Other estimates have placed the cost at $1 trillion. What’s more, missile defense experts highly doubt a Golden Dome system as Tump has described can be created in under three years.

The aim of the "Golden Dome” is a missile defense system that can shoot down and destroy incoming missiles from foreign countries, effectively acting as an invisible shield for the US.

Ahead of the thrice rescheduled Golden Dome industry summit, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) indirectly alluded to the ...

Golden Dome's cost - estimated at $175 billion over the next three years - and its complexity make it a clear candidate for DOT&E oversight, the sources said.

President Donald Trump announces the administration has selected the architecture and project lead for America's Golden Dome missile defense system on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Opinion Opinion - A US Golden Dome would be a geopolitical game changer Mark R. Whittington, opinion contributor Sun, June 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM PDT 4 min read ...

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Trump’s Push for a ‘Golden Dome’ Can Avoid the Missteps That Hampered Launch of Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative Aiming for bipartisan support and cultivating international allies could help ...

However, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that just the space-based elements of Golden Dome will cost a whopping $542 billion over the next twenty years.

Golden Dome is meant to protect the U.S. from ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, and missiles launched from space. Trump has called for the missile defense to be fully operational before ...