Trump’s $ 175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield plan Sparks Scaptisism, Arms Race Warning

US President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to create a space-based missile defense system called “Golden Dome” is sharply criticizing the defense analysts, scientists and global powers who have warned the $ 175 billion project, a technical dead and a new atomic weapon can be triggered.Trump unveiled the scheme last month, stating that the United States would deploy a revolving shield to intercont the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from opponents like China, Russia or North Korea by the end of its proposed second term in 2029. Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome, it will be much more complex, which will become too large.Trump claimed, “Golden Dome will be able to intercept the missiles, even if they are launched from other aspects of the world.”But defense experts have deep doubts.“I’m not taking my breath,” said Associate Fellow Thomas at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi). “Challenges at this stage are so important that they can be simply unrealistic within the time limit to envisage the Trump administration.”Space laser and satellite herdThe proposed system will rely on detecting missiles during its “boost phase” – the initial minute of the launch when the rocket appears the most from the space. But to successfully intercept a single ICBM during this window, hundreds of interceptor satellites must be in a continuous orbit.“The orbit will have about 950 interceptors to ensure that the American Enterprise Institute’s Tod Harrison said. “To compete with a salvo of 10 missiles, you will need around 9,500 interceptors.”The US Congress budget office has speculated that even a limited version of the system, designed to prevent only one or two ICBM, will cost between $ 161 billion and $ 542 billion.The scheme also includes space-based laser to destroy missiles without creating debris. But European defense contractors say that such capabilities are “still beyond which Americans are able to do.”An anonymous contractor told reporters, “This is a great way to give sufficient funds to the US defense industry,” an anonymous contractor told reporters, “Not necessarily a target for real deployment.”Risk of global weapons raceCritics also warned of geopolitical decline. Analysts say that the system can mutually endanger the principle of destruction, which reduces global nuclear stability.Julia Cortnayer, a research colleague at Chautham House, said, “If Washington is considered to develop a shield that can neutralize an anti -anticonator nuclear strike one day, it risks to trigger a dangerous global weapons race,” said Julia Courtnore, a research colleague at Chaitham House.China, Russia and North Korea have already condemned the plan. Beijing and Moscow called it “deeply unstable”, while Pyongyang called it “very dangerous”.The concept echoes Ronald Reagan’s strategic defense initiative of the 1980s, with satellite interceptors, but eventually scattered due to cost and viability concerns.Nevertheless, some speculations Trump may use the offer as a bargained chip in future weapons control talks.“It may be that the Trump administration hopes to bring China and Russia to the table to cut nuclear cuts or revive arms control dialogues,” Withington said.