Trump Announces ‘The Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield’: ‘It Should Be Fully Operational Before the End of My Term’

Trump As we make ░░░░░░░░ historic announcement about the ░░░░░░░░ Dome missile defense shield ░░░░░░░░ s something we want ░░░░░░░░ Ronald Reagan wanted it ░░░░░░░░ years ago but they ░░░░░░░░ t have the technology ░░░░░░░░ it s something we ░░░░░░░░ going to have We ░░░░░░░░ going to have it ░░░░░░░░ the highest level I ░░░░░░░░ to thank Secretary Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ has been fantastic and ░░░░░░░░ Rubio and Space Force ░░░░░░░░ Chief of Space Operations ░░░░░░░░ Mike Guetlein I also ░░░░░░░░ to recognize Senators Dan ░░░░░░░░ Kevin Cramer and Jim ░░░░░░░░ Fantastic senators great talents ░░░░░░░░ political talents and people ░░░░░░░░ love our country In ░░░░░░░░ campaign I promised the ░░░░░░░░ people that I would ░░░░░░░░ a cutting edge missile ░░░░░░░░ shield to protect our ░░░░░░░░ from the threat of ░░░░░░░░ missile attack And that ░░░░░░░░ what we re doing ░░░░░░░░ I m pleased to ░░░░░░░░ that we have officially ░░░░░░░░ an architecture for this ░░░░░░░░ of the art system ░░░░░░░░ will deploy next generation ░░░░░░░░ across the land sea ░░░░░░░░ space including space based ░░░░░░░░ and interceptors And Canada ░░░░░░░░ called us and they ░░░░░░░░ to be a part ░░░░░░░░ it so we ll ░░░░░░░░ talking to them They ░░░░░░░░ to have protection also ░░░░░░░░ as usual we help ░░░░░░░░ do the best we ░░░░░░░░ This design for the ░░░░░░░░ Dome will integrate with ░░░░░░░░ existing defense capabilities and ░░░░░░░░ be fully operational before ░░░░░░░░ end of my term ░░░░░░░░ we ll have it ░░░░░░░░ in about three years ░░░░░░░░ fully constructed the Golden ░░░░░░░░ will be capable of ░░░░░░░░ missiles even if they ░░░░░░░░ launched from other sides ░░░░░░░░ the world and even ░░░░░░░░ they are launched from ░░░░░░░░ And we will have ░░░░░░░░ best system ever built ░░░░░░░░ you know we helped ░░░░░░░░ with theirs and it ░░░░░░░░ very successful And now ░░░░░░░░ have technology that s ░░░░░░░░ far advanced from that ░░░░░░░░ including hypersonic missiles ballistic ░░░░░░░░ and advanced cruise missiles ░░░░░░░░ of them will be ░░░░░░░░ out of the air ░░░░░░░░ will truly be completing ░░░░░░░░ job that President Reagan ░░░░░░░░ 40 years ago forever ░░░░░░░░ the missile threat to ░░░░░░░░ American homeland And the ░░░░░░░░ rate is very close ░░░░░░░░ 100 percent which is ░░░░░░░░ when you think of ░░░░░░░░ You re shooting bullets ░░░░░░░░ of the air I ░░░░░░░░ also pleased to report ░░░░░░░░ the one big beautiful ░░░░░░░░ will include 25 billion ░░░░░░░░ the Golden Dome to ░░░░░░░░ construction get underway That ░░░░░░░░ the initial sort of ░░░░░░░░ down posit and we ░░░░░░░░ probably you re talking ░░░░░░░░ General we re talking ░░░░░░░░ 175 billion total cost ░░░░░░░░ this when it s ░░░░░░░░