Experts discuss potential impact of proposed Golden Dome missile defense system

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Experts at a Brookings Institution discussion in Washington, D.C., analyzed President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” national missile defense system. University of Maryland professor Steve Fetter and Brookings director of research Michael O’Hanlon examined the potential for the project to intensify a global arms race involving China, Russia, and North Korea. Fetter noted that China’s ongoing construction of 350 new missile silos was motivated, at least in part, by existing US missile defenses.

Consequences

The expansion of missile defense systems may lead to additional adversarial responses and an accelerated global arms race. Experts suggested that these actions and reactions could ultimately leave the United States no less vulnerable to a nuclear attack than it was previously.

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