vowed Tuesday to complete constructing a “Golden Dome” protection defend earlier than the tip of his time period that will defend the nation from incoming missiles and different threats. The president put the value tag at $175 billion; consultants say the prices will most likely exceed half a trillion {dollars}, and a few doubt that the challenge may be accomplished earlier than Trump leaves workplace. $25 billion for the initiative has been included within the price range invoice that’s presently awaiting approval by Congress. 

President Trump issued an govt order on January 27 that tasked the Pentagon with constructing a “next-generation missile protection defend” to counter what the order referred to as the “most catastrophic menace going through america” – hypersonic weapons and different superior aerial techniques.