US president says system will protect nation from missile threats, together with from area.
US President Donald Trump proclaims his newest defence plan: The Golden Dome.
Estimated at a price of $175bn, it’s designed to shoot down superior missiles headed in the direction of the US.
Utilizing each floor and area to detect incoming projectiles, it’ll far surpass an analogous system utilized in Israel often called the Iron Dome.
However critics say it may show ineffective and upset the steadiness of world energy.
So, would possibly the scheme result in the militarisation of area and threaten the worldwide order?
And will there be different motives behind Trump’s announcement?
Presenter:
Elizabeth Puranam
Company:
Michael O’Hanlon, Senior fellow and director of analysis in international coverage on the Brookings Establishment
Youngshik Bong, Analysis fellow on the Yonsei College Institute for North Korean Research
Marina Miron, Put up-doctoral researcher on the conflict research division at King’s Faculty London
