Trump Pushes for Funding to Expand U.S. Missile Defense Program
- President Donald Trump called for additional funding to boost U.S. missile defense systems -- including the possible use of space-based sensors and directed-energy weapons -- as he unveiled the findings of the first review of the program in nearly a decade. “Our goal is simple: to ensure we can detect and destroy any missile launched against the United States,” Trump said Thursday in a speech at the Pentagon. “We must make sure that our defensive capabilities are unrivaled and unmatched anywhere in the world.” The review, Trump said, ...
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