Wilson Center17m
The “Iron Dome” and Implications for the North
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the US Department of Defense to build an “Iron Dome for America,” which is short hand for a next-generation missile defense shield for ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists10h
Trump’s Iron Dome for America is ambitious. It also has some serious technology and policy flaws
Continental defenses that can provide perfect—or even near-perfect—protection for the US homeland are not feasible. New ...
The Debrief2d
America’s New “Golden Dome”: What to Know About the Next-Gen Missile Defense System
The U.S. is moving forward with plans to develop a "Golden Dome" missile defense system. What exactly does this mean for ...
Trump Wants The Next Generation Of Military Satellites. Pentagon Turmoil Is Endangering That
The head of a hard-charging unit building a futuristic satellite network that’s key to Trump's Iron Dome plan has been ...
Scientific American9d
Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Space Weapons Plan Ignores Physics and Fiscal Reality
plus satellites to link these sensors to interceptors and the “deployment of proliferated space-based interceptors.” Then there is the cost: an Iron Dome actually modeled on Israel’s short ...