Trump’s $175 Billion ‘Golden Dome’ Defense Plan Stuns World as South Africans Brace for Crucial Meeting with Ramaphosa Author: Noko Maleka Publisher: Insight Jozi News Date: May 21, 2025
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By Noko Maleka | Jozi News | May 21, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped a geopolitical bombshell. In a high-profile announcement from the White House, Trump revealed the Golden Dome—a $175 billion missile defense megaproject designed to shield the U.S. from nuclear and hypersonic threats. Speaking from the Oval Office alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Space Force Vice Chief of Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein, President Trump described the initiative as a "game changer" for national defense. The system is envisioned as a multilayered shield, integrating land, sea, and space-based technologies to intercept missiles, even those launched from space. ( Fox News , AP News ) General Guetlein, appointed to lead the project, likened the endeavor to the Manhattan Project in terms of its scale and complexity. The Golden Dome aims to be operational by 2029, with an initial $25 billion allocated from a proposed tax and budget bill currently under discussion in C...