Defending from Above: U.S. to Invest $175 Billion in a ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Interception System

In a climate of growing geopolitical tension worldwide and even between the world's largest powers, the United States has announced the creation of the “golden dome”, an anti-missile shield like the Israeli iron dome.

Indeed, on May 20, 2025, at a press conference, Donald Trump announced that the first military power was going to have an anti-missile defense system. Called the “golden dome”, a barely hidden reference to the Israeli iron dome and a little boastful to judge by the material used to characterize it, it should be operational at the end of the mandate of the current president of the United States.

Furthermore, Canada will also participate in this effort to protect American territory. Total cost of the operation: $ 175 billion.

The objective of this shield will be to intercept drones as well as short and medium -range ballistic missiles, but also intercontinental missiles and even further.

“” “Once built, the “golden dome” will be to intercept missiles, even if they are launched on the other side of the planet and even if they are launched from space“Donald Trump said in a briefing given in the oval office.

Who wants America?

The gendarme of the planet at the head of the greatest military power in the world was not only allies over time. And even less for a few years.

Indeed, in 2022, American intelligence reported growing threats from China, but also from Russia, not to mention North Korea or Iran. And these countries have never ceased to develop intercontinental missiles, such as the United States, which could threaten the American capital, but also the other neuralgic points in the country of Uncle Sam.

The reasons for this rise in tension, and therefore the need to set up this famous shield, can be explained in particular by the progressive rapprochement of the United States with Taiwan in the face of a possible invasion of China, but also with the fact that Ukraine counts the USA among its allies in the face of Russia.

In short, with the implementation of this anti-missile shield during the coming years of Donald Trump's mandate, the United States shows the world that they will be able to defend themselves, but this can also translate into the fact that the country could feel threatened.

Recall that the last foreign power to have attempted an attack on American soil is Japan during the attack on the base of Pearl Harbor in the Pacific on December 7, 1941. Since then, no conflict involving another foreign power had taken place on American soil.