Cold War-era critics of President Reagan’s “Star Wars” idea are back, with Communist China, Russia, and North Korea slamming President Trump’s plan to shield America under a Golden Dome. Foreign foes ...

National missile defense is still impossible—and expensive.

Second, the Cold War ended, and so did the immediate threat of global thermonuclear war. The need for the Strategic Defense Initiative simply evaporated. Fast forward more than 30 years.

President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., May 20 ...

Ahead of the thrice rescheduled Golden Dome industry summit, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) indirectly alluded to the ...

North Korea on Tuesday slammed President Trump for his plans to create the Golden Dome missile defense system. Officials in Pyongyang dubbed the effort “the height of self-righteousness, arro… ...

Modeled partly on Ronald Reagan's failed Strategic Defense Initiative — known then as "Star Wars" — the Golden Dome echoes Cold War-era visions of layered missile defense from orbit.

The Golden Dome hinges on the U.S. rapidly scaling its satellite constellations at an unprecedented rate. How many satellites it will require, however, is hotly debated.

The idea, a Golden Dome, which would cover the country with three layers of air defenses following the launch of missiles in Iran. The idea of having a robust defense system here at home is ...

North Korea warns Trump’s Golden Dome is ‘an outer space nuclear war scenario’ By Mike Brest May 27, 2025 11:23 am ...

On Jan. 27, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring that the military develop a “missile defense shield” to protect the U.S. homeland — now dubbed “Golden Dome.” While any such ...

Second, the Cold War ended, and so did the immediate threat of global thermonuclear war. The need for the Strategic Defense Initiative simply evaporated. Fast forward more than 30 years.