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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 Scientists14h
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 ...
SpaceNews11d
Trump’s Iron Dome order needs constructive debate to reach its full potential
President Trump signed an executive order to establish the “Iron Dome for America.” This directive mandates that Secretary of ...
Scientific American9d
Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Space Weapons Plan Ignores Physics and Fiscal Reality
Proposed U.S. space defenses against hypersonic nuclear missiles are unnecessary, impractical and would trigger a dangerous ...
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 ...
Defense News4d
Iron Dome for America gets a golden makeover
Trump signed an executive order in January to develop a next-generation homeland missile defense shield. The order – titled “The Iron Dome For America” shared a name with the successful ...
Pentagon Quietly Drops ‘Iron Dome’ Name, Rebrands Trump’s Shield as ‘Golden Dome’
The change, quietly announced in a Feb. 24 amendment to a federal request for information, aims to clarify that the U.S. is not adopting Israel’s Iron Dome system, which is trademarked by Rafael ...
Fox Business12d
US Iron Dome needs to be 'far more complex' to deal with 'near-peer threats,' expert says
In President Trump's first few weeks in office, he signed a slew of executive orders, with one focused on the construction ...