https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/23/dismissed-trump-iron-dome-america-missile-shield-w/?
It’s an undoubtedly ambitious proposal. Some critics have even framed it as the “most ridiculous” plan ever floated by new President Donald Trump, one that’s unrealistic for a country as sprawling as the United States.
But analysts and national security insiders say that Mr. Trump’s unwavering pledge to build an “Iron Dome for America” offers concrete proof that the new president is serious about safeguarding the homeland by constructing a state-of-the-art missile shield. Such a shield would aim to protect the U.S. from the increasingly dangerous, sophisticated missile threats posed by China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — or even a coordinated assault by all or some combination of those nations.
The plan may not be as expensive as one might think, with rapid advances in space-based capabilities laying the groundwork for a workable, robust missile defense system with a price tag in the tens, not hundreds, of billions of dollars to implement.