Pete Hegseth rejected China’s claims that the Golden Dome missile defense project would militarize space, stressing it is meant solely to protect the homeland. China condemned the project for risking a space arms race,

Experts are scratching their heads at President Trump’s ambitious, three-year timeline for Golden Dome, a next-generation missile defense system he says is essential for the future of U.S.

President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system faces backlash from China, which has cited concerns over space militarization and urges the U.S. to halt its development.

China said it is “gravely concerned” about President Donald Trump‘s ambitious Golden Dome project, and warned that it could upset the global strategic balance. On Tuesday, Trump announced the Golden Dome project — a concept initially pitched during his campaign that reflects Israel’s Iron Dome but is now more analogous to former President Ronald Reagan’s

Donald Trump unveiled his new line of defence for the US – a $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’. Despite looking like something out of a Simpsons episode, Trump said the Golden Dome will have ground and space-based capabilities that are able to detect and stop missiles at all four major stages of a potential attack.