Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield may cost hundreds of billions of dollars

The Pentagon has offered options in three small, medium and large levels to the White House to develop the Golden Dome project, according to ISNA. Trump is set to announce his final option and cost in the coming days; The decision that will determine the budget, development and implementation of this defense system in the coming years.

Trump will definitely be cheap because of the US defense budget for $ 5 billion to start work next year; But the congressional budget estimation shows that the complete development of the system may cost more than $ 5 billion over the past five years.

“The Department of Defense has developed a preliminary plan for architecture and implementation of the Golden Dome system that will protect the United States from a range of global missile threats,” said a senior spokesman for the Pentagon.

He added that the Secretary of Defense and senior US officials have met with Trump and will soon be announced in the future of the project.

One of the key parts of the project is to appoint a direct project manager. According to sources, the deputy director of the US Space Forces Space Operations is considered as the main option for this position.

According to one of the informed sources, the Golden Dome will eventually include about 5 programs, many of which are currently in the Ministry of Defense or are developing. The only new part of the project will be the command, control and integration layer.

“There are various versions of the project,” said a senior congressional official who is familiar with the Pentagon proposals. “It can be said that there are different flavors and shapes that it is not yet clear which path will be chosen.”

According to CNN, the United States has been seeking to build a comprehensive missile defense shield for decades, but has never achieved it due to the gaps in the technology and astronomical costs. Trump has repeatedly said that the United States should have a shield like the Iron Dome of the Zionist regime, but comparing the two systems is like comparing apples with the aircraft carrier.

The Iron Dome is a defensive system that protects the populated parts of the Zionist regime – just as much as the state of New Jersey, from short -sighted threats. The Golden Dome is supposed to be a complete space shield for the entire American soil that can defend against continental missiles and supersonic missiles – threats to which China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have been mentioned in the new US Defense Intelligence Agency’s report.

Private companies are currently competing for contracts. SpaceX is one of the main options and has been offered to White House officials with Anduril and Palantir.

While experts believe that the full implementation of a project such as the Golden Dome will take years, the Trump administration is trying to show that the system will work to provide justification for the project’s future funding.

However, according to CNN information, the project has received at least some internal and self -made delays in the early stages.

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