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Trump calls for US to develop a ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he addresses a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, on March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool/AFP)
US President Donald Trump says he is asking Congress to “fund a state-of-the-art golden dome missile defense shield to protect our homeland.”
“Other places — Israel has it,” Trump says during an address to a joint session of Congress. “We should have it. We want to be protected.”
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