Trump's Golden Dome Cost Swells to $1.2 Trillion, Missing All-Out Attack Threats
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 12
Trump's Golden Dome Cost Swells to $1.2 Trillion, Missing All-Out Attack Threats
5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 12
$1.2 trillion is the new estimate for deploying and operating Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile-defense shield, roughly six times current forecasts.
The Congressional Budget Office said the system would still likely fail to stop an all-out attack, undercutting the case for the massive price tag.
The nonpartisan estimate was built from capabilities described in Trump's January 2025 executive order because the administration has not provided a detailed government plan for the shield.
That leaves the project facing both a huge cost escalation and basic uncertainty over what the final system would actually include.
With cost estimates varying by a trillion dollars, what is the true price of the Golden Dome shield?
Can new technology succeed where past 'Star Wars' concepts failed to create an effective space-based defense?