Trump’s Defensive Shield Plan Raises Command Questions

space-based missile defense system concept

A massive effort comparable with the Manhattan Project would be needed to shield the U.S. from new threats under the Golden Dome concept.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
With the Pentagon still days away from sending the White House an architecture for a continent-spanning air and missile defense system, the full scope of the Golden Dome concept is coming into view with staggering clarity. Beyond the technological innovations necessary to realize President Donald...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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