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U.S. ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield Is Short on Details—but Not on Cash
What’s the Plan for ‘Golden Dome’? Even Experts Aren’t Sure A sweeping U.S. missile defense program comes with many risks, costs and uncertainties, analysts say By Ramin Skibba edited by Lee Billings U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of a conceptual illustration for the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense system in the Oval…
Why Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Won’t Shield the U.S. from Nuclear Strikes
Why Some Experts Call Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield a Dangerous Fantasy The White House’s $175-billion plan to protect the U.S. from nuclear annihilation will probably cost much more—and deliver far less—than has been claimed, says nuclear arms expert Jeffrey Lewis By Lee Billings U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the…
How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War
Russia-Ukraine War The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned. A Ukrainian air defense unit illuminating a hole in the steel shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant last month. The fire started by…