Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense shield costs rise to $1.2T, CBO estimates
The post Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense shield costs rise to $1.2T, CBO estimates appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The price tag on President Trump’s signature missile-defense initiative just got a lot heavier. The Congressional Budget Office now estimates that the “Golden Dome” system will cost approximately $1.2 trillion over 20 years, a figure that makes the program one of the most expensive defense undertakings in American history. For context, Trump himself previously cited a cost of $175 billion for the system. The CBO’s number is roughly seven times that. Pentagon officials have pushed back, arguing that the CBO’s estimates rely on outdated technology assumptions. Where the money goes The bulk of the projected spending, over $1 trillion, falls under acquisition costs: building and deploying the actual hardware. The system is designed as a layered shield combining ground-based and space-based interceptors to detect and destroy incoming missiles before they reach US soil.