US EditionChina Warns US over Trump's 'Golden Dome'
- On May 20, 2025, President Donald Trump unveiled a new missile defense initiative in Washington, D.C., focused on deploying interceptors based in space.
- The program responds to threats from adversaries developing advanced long-range weapons and follows decades of U.S. Missile defense and space militarization efforts.
- China and its allies Russia and North Korea warned the program could escalate a space arms race and turn outer space into a battlefield, violating the Outer Space Treaty.
- The Golden Dome initiative, led by Space Force General Michael Guetlein and estimated to cost $175 billion, aims to integrate existing space sensors and missile defenses into a complete system.
- The system's full operational capability is expected by 2029, but experts note challenges in effectiveness and replacing thousands of satellites needed for sustained coverage.
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Foiled: Trump told ambitious plan cannot be completed before presidency ends
President Donald Trump was overconfident when he claimed that the Space Force would be able to build a Golden Dome before the end of his term, according to an exclusive report from The Guardian. The plan is to have a military shield covering the U.S., equipped with missile interceptors in space.But ...
China warns U.S. Golden Dome may trigger arms race in outer space
The Golden Dome system pressed ahead by the United States and its other actions to deploy space-based weapons will heighten the risk of triggering a space arms race, said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday.
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