The president of the United States, Donald Trumpannounced what the design will be like to form an antimile defense shield called “ Golden dome“That will require an investment of 175,000 million dollars. The general of the Michael Guetlein Space Force He will be the main person in charge of commanding the defense program aimed at blocking the threats of China and Russia.
At a press conference at the White Housethe Republican president said that this megaproject “will protect the homeland” from military threats. In turn, he anticipated that its construction is expected to end before his mandate and that Canada had said that he wanted to be part.
“Ronald Reagan He wanted this for years, but did not have the funds”Said the president next to the Head of the Pentagon, Pete Hesgethand the general GUETLEIN.
In turn, he remarked that during his campaign he had promised the Americans “to build an avant -garde antimile shield to protect our homeland from the threat of an attack with foreign missiles ” And so they will continue with this project.
“Today I am pleased to announce that we have officially selected a Architecture for this avant -garde system that will display state -of -the -art technologies on land, sea and space”, He explained.
For his part, Hegseth said that the program was possible now because technology has improved since Reagan’s days. “The technology did not exist. Now,” he said about the so -called program “Star Wars” by Reagan. “We are going to fulfill the promise of Protect the country of cruise missilesballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles and drones, whether conventional or nuclear. ”
Donald Trump proposes a mega investment in defense
The project aims to create a Satellite network to detect, track and potentially intercept incoming missiles.
Shortly after assuming office in January, Trump He signed an executive order that ordered the Pentagon to work on the plans for a “shield of New Generation Antimisile Defense”
“The threat of attack with ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, and other advanced air attacks, remains the most catastrophic threat it faces USA”Trump wrote in the Executive Order, noting that the official anti -mile defense policy of The United States has not evolved beyond staying at the forefront of the “threats of rebel nations“And” accidental or unauthorized missile releases. “
The Executive Order said that the threat of missile attacks against the United States has only become “more intense and complex” in the last 40 years.
Source: Ambito
