US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2T(reuters.com)

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US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2T

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-budget-watchdog-estimates-golden-dome-will-cost-12-trillion-well-above-2026-05-12/

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chrism2382 maanden geleden

Surely Trump has a mate that built one over his golf course, and could knock one up cheaply?

mindslight2 maanden geleden

Has anyone found where the phrase "golden dome" is mentioned in the Trump-Epstein files?

pseudohadamard2 maanden geleden

Not sure about golden dome but I hear Trump has a lot of experience with golden showers. And picture frames, and statues, and trim, and bathroom fittings, and ...

jjk1662 maanden geleden

While the administration's estimate is absurd, even $1.2 Trillion seems rather low. For comparison the Sentinel ICBM program, replacing the current Minuteman III missiles, which are just one prong of the nuclear triad, with a missile with similar capabilities is estimated at $140 Billion.

analogpixel2 maanden geleden

I thought Ronald Regan already built this when he was president.

halJordan2 maanden geleden

He wanted to, but didn't. Because it was expensive and allegedly wouldve broken mad

trashface2 maanden geleden

New republican saint, new missile shield.

cyanydeez2 maanden geleden

is this pre-grift evaluation?