President Trump’s answer to a ballistic missile attack may already be falling behind.
There is a trustworthy adage in the Pentagon: There are two ways to kill a defense program: (1) develop the program in pieces or phases, each so small as to appear insignificant when explained, and (2) make the program sound so immense and complex no one can wrap their head around it. As Golden Dome – President Donald Trump’s signature program to ensure the security of the United States – gains momentum inside the Department of Defense, the Pentagon has chosen number two.
Golden Dome Sense of Urgency
Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order (EO), The Iron Dome for America, is an urgent directive. “The threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks remains the most catastrophic threat…
