Re: “Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield Expected To Cost $500 Billion”

On Tue, 20 May 2025 17:26:55 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

“Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield Expected To Cost $500 Billion”
 
https://headlineusa.com/trumps-golden-dome-missile-shield-expected-to-cost-500-billion/
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“(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump’s plan to develop a new
massive missile defense system for the US, dubbed the “Golden Dome” or
the “Iron Dome for America,” is expected to cost $500 billion over the
next 20 years, CNN reported on Monday, citing an estimate from the
Congressional Budget Office.”
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“The project will be a boondoggle for US weapons makers, and, according
to a report from Reuters, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as a
frontrunner to develop key parts of the missile shield. The report said
SpaceX has partnered with Palantir and Anduril on the project.”
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Worth it.  But the cost will be $5 trillion.
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BTW, I fully expect to see two or more space stations, a space gas
station, and a space hotel out of this.  SpaceX is going to put up a lot
of equipment to support the Golden Dome.

Gotta find /something/ to do with the money freed up by cancelling
Social Security!

alternately:

Now those mystifying headlines about Trump wanting to raise taxes on
1%-ers make sense!
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