Trump announces new "Golden Dome" missile defense system.

President Donald Trump announced today (Tuesday) that the United States will be building a "Golden Dome" system to protect America from any and all foreign missile threats.

In a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump announced his decision to realize the dream of President Ronald Reagan to build a system to protect the United States from any and all missile threats. Trump said that Reagan wanted the system, which was called Star Wars, but that the technology did not exist at the time.

Trump said that Golden Dome, which will be built top to bottom in the US, will be integrated into existing defensive systems, and will include space interception capabilities, reportedly greater than what Israel has. He also said that the program is planned to be completed by the end of his term, meaning within about three years.