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Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system is massively over budget and won't be able to stop large-scale attacks from the top U.S. adversaries, according to a congressional report.

Last year, Trump said that the U.S. could have a Golden Dome that would outshine Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system for the price of $175 billion.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the price tag will be closer to $1.2 trillion. On top of that, "It would not be an impenetrable shield or be able to fully counter a large attack of the sort that Russia or China might be able to launch," the CBO wrote in a report published on Tuesday. ...

Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday — his first day in the job — that President Trump will be issuing a spate of executive orders for the military, including one to create an "Iron Dome" defense system like the one used by Israel to deflect incoming missiles.

Trump promised to create an iron dome as a candidate if he were to win a second term.

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