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MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM
Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’
China says US plan ‘undermines global stability’
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
The program, first ordered by Trump in January, aims to create a network of satellites, perhaps numbering in the hundreds, to detect, track and potentially intercept incoming missiles.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, when asked about the project at a regular press conference yesterday, said it "undermines global stability" and heightens the risks of the militarisation of outer space and an arms race.
The Kremlin indicated that President Trump's missile shield plans could force the resumption in the foreseeable future of contacts between Moscow and Washington about nuclear arms control.
On Tuesday evening, Trump told a White House press conference that US Space Force General Michael Guetlein would be the lead program manager for an effort widely viewed as the keystone to Trump's military planning.
Golden Dome will "protect our homeland," Trump said, adding that Canada had said it wanted to be part of it.
In a statement, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and his ministers were discussing a new security and economic relationship with their American counterparts.
"These discussions naturally include strengthening NORAD and related initiatives such as the Golden Dome," it added.
Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’
China says US plan ‘undermines global stability’
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
The program, first ordered by Trump in January, aims to create a network of satellites, perhaps numbering in the hundreds, to detect, track and potentially intercept incoming missiles.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, when asked about the project at a regular press conference yesterday, said it "undermines global stability" and heightens the risks of the militarisation of outer space and an arms race.
The Kremlin indicated that President Trump's missile shield plans could force the resumption in the foreseeable future of contacts between Moscow and Washington about nuclear arms control.
On Tuesday evening, Trump told a White House press conference that US Space Force General Michael Guetlein would be the lead program manager for an effort widely viewed as the keystone to Trump's military planning.
Golden Dome will "protect our homeland," Trump said, adding that Canada had said it wanted to be part of it.
In a statement, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and his ministers were discussing a new security and economic relationship with their American counterparts.
"These discussions naturally include strengthening NORAD and related initiatives such as the Golden Dome," it added.
