Trump rolls out Golden Dome missile defense project and appoints leader

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration will move forward with developing a multibillion-dollar missile defense system, called "Golden Dome," that he envisions will protect the United States from possible foreign strikes using ground and space-based weapons. Flanked by the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, in the Oval Office, Trump also said that he wanted the project to be operational before he left office. He added that Republicans had agreed to allocate $25bn in initial funding and Canada had expressed an interest in taking part. "Once fully constructed, the golden dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if…