Golden Dome may not fully protect US from Chinese and Russian threats, experts say
US President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to build a national missile defence system, dubbed the “Golden Dome”, may not be able to fully protect America but could accelerate the global arms race involving China, Russia and North Korea, according to experts. “If we expand these missile defences further, we can expect additional responses,” said Steve Fetter, a professor at the University of…
US President Donald Trump's proposed national missile defence system, known as the "Golden Dome," may not provide complete protection to the United States, according to experts. The system could potentially contribute to an escalating arms race involving China, Russia, and North Korea. Steve Fetter, a professor at the University of Maryland, stated that expanding missile defences could prompt additional responses from these nations.
Michael O'Hanlon, director of research in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, warned that deploying missile defences could create an arms race, as countries may overestimate the effectiveness of these defences and their adversaries may increase their offensive capabilities accordingly. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported in May that while the Golden Dome would be more capable than current US defences, it would not be entirely impenetrable and would struggle to counter large-scale attacks from adversaries like Russia or China.
The administration's plan to deploy space-based interceptors to counter intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) has also raised concerns, as experts believe this move could intensify the arms race, requiring a significant number of interceptors in space to effectively neutralize a single missile.
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