vowed Tuesday to complete constructing a “Golden Dome” protection protect earlier than the tip of his time period that will defend the nation from incoming missiles and different threats. The president put the worth tag at $175 billion; consultants say the prices will most likely exceed half a trillion {dollars}, and a few doubt that the undertaking could be accomplished earlier than Trump leaves workplace. $25 billion for the initiative has been included within the funds invoice that’s at the moment awaiting approval by Congress.
President Trump issued an government order on January 27 that tasked the Pentagon with constructing a “next-generation missile protection protect” to counter what the order known as the “most catastrophic menace dealing with the USA” – hypersonic weapons and different superior aerial techniques.
