WASHINGTON ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for a $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
Trump announced at a White House news conference that U.S. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein would be the lead program manager for an effort widely viewed as the keystone to Trump¡¯s military planning.
Golden Dome will ¡°protect our homeland,¡± Trump said, adding that Canada had said it wanted to be part of it. The office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was not immediately available for comment.
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