President Trump proposed the 'Golden Dome,' a missile defense plan featuring a constellation of satellites capable of intercepting missiles from various global launch sites, including space. Estimated at $175 billion, the plan aims to commence construction with $25 billion in the upcoming budget and hopes to complete it before his term ends. The initiative draws inspiration from the capabilities demonstrated by SpaceX's Starlink satellites and aims to address modern warfare threats that may extend beyond Earth's atmosphere.
A key part of the Trump plan is to place both missile-sensing and missile-destroying satellites into orbit above the Earth.
Karako concedes that space-based interception of incoming missiles is a 'wicked hard problem,' but he says the reality is that the next large war will likely be fought partially above Earth's atmosphere.
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