Trump Says Golden Dome Will Be Operational in Three Years
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles behind a chart on the Golden Dome missile defense system as President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12.
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President Donald Trump vowed that a “Golden Dome” missile-defense shield should be “fully operational” by the end of his term, saying it would be able to protect the US from threats including ballistic missiles, hypersonics and advanced cruise missiles.
“We will truly be completing the job President Reagan started 40 years ago,” Trump said in the Oval Office, in reference to Ronald Reagan’s unfulfilled quest for a space-based missile defense system, widely known as “Star Wars.”