Donald Trump's plan for a $175 billion missile-defense shield, dubbed the 'Golden Dome,' promises 'close to 100%' protection for the United States. The proposed system would take two to three years to complete.
The idea bears resemblance to the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) proposed during the Reagan administration in the 1980s, which involved a network of interceptor satellites. This earlier plan ultimately failed to materialize.
While the details remain scarce, the project's scale and ambitious goal of near-total protection raise questions about its feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
IN THE 1980S scientists working on Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defence Initiative proposed what seemed like a madcap scheme to defend America. Thousands of interceptor satellites would orbit Earth and attack enemy missiles as they took off. The idea fizzled out. It has been resuscitated by Donald Trump, who on May 20th said that his Golden Dome missile-defence shield would cost $175bn in total, take two to three years to complete and offer “close to 100%” protection.
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