Trump Announces the Golden Dome Missile Defence Shield
White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United States
United States Department of Defense
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe BBC[1][3] (22 May 2025) reports Trump announced the system on 'Tuesday' (20 May 2025); the White House photos of the announcement are captioned 'Tuesday, May 20, 2025'.
In the Oval Office, Donald Trump unveiled Golden Dome, a planned shield of space-based sensors and interceptors against ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, putting its cost at $175 billion.
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