President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy weapons in space, which the “America’s Golden Dome” missile defense program calls, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said.
Washington– Washington (AFP) –
President Donald Trump’s plan to put weapons in space — has been floated as a plan America’s Golden Dome missile defense program. – It is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a much larger amount than the budget cost. The initial price is $175 billion Gave last year.
The nonpartisan CBO report, published Tuesday, is described as an analysis that reflects “a single explanatory approach and not an estimate of a specific administration proposal.”
Trump ordered this future system in an executive order during his first week in office. He then said he expected the system to be “fully operational before the end of my term,” which ends in January 2029.
“Over the past 40 years, instead of diminishing, the threat from next-generation strategic weapons has become more intense and complex as peers and near-peer adversaries develop next-generation launch systems,” Trump said in his executive order, justifying the need for the missile defense system.
The concept of the missile system is At least partly inspired Israel’s multi-tiered defences, often referred to as Iron Dome, played a key role in defending it from missiles and rocket fire from Iran and allied armed groups while continuing the war on Iran alongside the United States.
The US Golden Dome is envisioned to include ground and space-based capabilities capable of detecting, intercepting and stopping missiles at all key stages of a potential attack.
Congress has already approved nearly $24 billion for the Missile Defense Initiative through massive Republican tax and spending measures that were signed into law last summer.
Last May, the president said that the cost of the Golden Dome would reach $175 billion. The Congressional Office estimated last year that the Gold Dome’s space components alone could cost up to $542 billion over the next 20 years.