Trump’s proposed ‘Golden Dome’ estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis estimates President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system could cost $1.2 trillion, significantly exceeding his initial $175 billion projection. The nonpartisan report, released Tuesday, analyzes one potential approach to the system, which Trump ordered via executive action in his first week in office. The envisioned system, partly inspired by Israel's "Iron Dome," aims to detect and intercept missiles at all stages of attack using ground and space-based capabilities. Trump stated the need for such a system due to the increasing complexity of strategic weapon threats from adversaries. He had previously expressed hope for the system to be operational before the end of his term in January 2029.