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Trump’s “Golden Dome” is expected to cost $1.2 trillion
Updated May 12, 2026 – 10:02 p.mReading time: 24 minutes
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Trump’s “Golden Dome” is expected to cost $1.2 trillion
The “Golden Dome” missile defense system planned by US President Donald Trump could cost around $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, according to estimates by the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO). This exceeds the expenses
For development, construction and operation, the previous forecast of the responsible Pentagon director of 185 billion dollars is many times higher, the authority announced on Tuesday. The CBO estimated the procurement costs alone at just over a trillion dollars. Around 70 percent of this was accounted for by the planned space-based component, which will include a network of 7,800 satellites.
In addition to the expansion of ground-based defense missiles, “Golden Dome” also sees sensors
and command centers also provide satellite-based weapons. They are intended to detect, track and, if necessary, eliminate threats from Earth orbit. The system is intended to cover the entire United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, and be able to completely deter an attack by a regional power such as North Korea.
However, the CBO warned that the shield could reach its limits in the event of a large-scale attack by Russia or China. The presidential decree creating “Golden Dome”, signed on January 27, 2025, sees an ambitious
Schedule: A comprehensive missile defense system should be ready for use in the US territory by 2028.
US appeals court reinstates Trump’s global tariffs
A US appeals court has temporarily reinstated the 10 percent global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump for several plaintiffs. On Tuesday, the court temporarily suspended a decision from the previous week that had declared the flat-rate taxes inadmissible. This means that two companies and the state of Washington that had sued against the measure will have to pay the tariffs again for the time being. Washington was the plaintiff because the state was
West Coast through the University of Washington acts as importer.
The US government appealed against the first instance ruling. The plaintiffs now have seven days to defend themselves against a longer stay of the judgment made in their favor.
The tariffs came into force in February. Trump had invoked a trade law from 1974. However, the lower court commercial court ruled that this law did not justify the taxes. The February measure followed a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which previously overturned most of Trump’s 2025 tariffs. The current global 10 percent tariffs expire in July unless Congress extends them.
