A Backgrounder on Trump’s Golden Dome for America

March 20 2025

Golden Dome for America. Image – DALL-E AI generated

Since returning to the White House, the Trump administration has voiced its desire for an Iron Dome for America that would, in essence, reprise for the U.S. what the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system has done for the Middle East nation.

While the Iron Dome system – developed by Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems with U.S. support – has indeed proved quite effective against missiles and rockets launched by...

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