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President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of an advanced, next-generation missile defense shield to protect the United States from aerial attack.
On Monday, the president signed an executive order that tasks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with drawing up plans to build an "Iron Dome for America" that will protect Americans from the threat of missiles launched by a foreign enemy. In doing so, Trump kept a campaign promise to prioritize missile defense.
"By next term we will build a great Iron Dome over our country," Trump said during a...
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