 "US President Donald Trump announces his plans for the \"Golden Dome,\" a national ballistic and cruise missile defence system in the presence of Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House. AFP")
The United States’ Golden Dome project undermines the foundations of strategic stability as it involves the creation of a global missile defence system, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
The $175-billion project, proposed by US President Donald Trump, is aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
Trump has publicly presented the design for the Golden Dome , a $175 billion comprehensive missile defence program unlike anything the US has done before.
The concept is built on a multi-layered architecture that will defend the US homeland from missile threats utilising both terrestrial and space-based technology, including, for the first time, space-borne weapons capable of intercepting missiles at various stages of flight.
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump stated that he expects the system to be “fully operational before the end of my term,” which expires in January 2029.
Highlighting the initiative’s extraordinary scale, he stated that the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missile threats “even if they are launched from space.”
China and Russia issued a joint statement, calling the Golden Dome idea “deeply destabilising in nature,” warning that it risks militarising outer space and creating an arms race.
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