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Lawmakers, Air Force spar over "Golden Dome" missile defense risks and costs
Summary
Members of the House Armed Services Committee questioned Air Force and Space Force leaders about the administration's "Golden Dome" missile defense concept, including cost, technical feasibility and potential effects on strategic stability with Russia and China.
House members pressed department witnesses on the Golden Dome missile defense concept during a fiscal 2026 budget hearing, focusing on cost, feasibility and potential effects on nuclear stability.
Several lawmakers warned that an ambitious, layered missile-defense architecture could be destabilizing if it led adversaries to believe U.S. strategic forces were effectively shielded. One member quoted a Congressional…
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