Trump's 'Golden Dome' to cost $1.2 tn, watchdog estimates (opens in new tab)

Covered by 3 sources including The Verge, The Mary Sue

That figure is significantly higher than the initial sum of $175bn (£129.25bn) that had been earmarked for the aerial defence project.

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SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites

Trump promised a ‘Golden Dome’ to stop missiles. Now, experts say it’s a $1.2tn gift to defense contractors with a fatal weakness

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Trump’s ‘Golden dome’ has an astronomical $1.2 trillion price tag, but it still might not be enough to stop the thing it’s built for