Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America,’ Explained
National missile defense is not a new idea, but in a world of expanding threats and technological advances, many argue it’s one whose time has come. There’s a case to be made that the Cold War deterrence paradigm of mutually assured destruction (MAD) is no longer valid in the face of rogue-state nuclear proliferation, and that Israel’s Iron Dome and related systems demonstrate the potential for such defenses at achievable costs.
President Donald Trump can...