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The Race to Build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System Is On
President Donald Trump has proposed building a massive anti-missile system in space that could enrich Elon Musk if it materializes. But experts say the project’s feasibility remains unclear.
Mark Montgomery, executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, a government body that advises US policymakers on cyber and space-based threats, believes that SpaceX is almost certainly going to play a major role in the initiative because of its existing dominance in the commercial space launch sector. An earlier February notice asked private companies to detail technological capabilities they possess that could help make the Golden Dome happen, including artificial intelligence and building space-based missile interceptors. The existing system the US uses to protect itself from missiles and nuclear warheads relies on a constellation of radar sensors and launch pads equipped with anti-missile ballistics stationed on US Navy ships and military vehicles around the world.
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