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‘It will likely cost in the trillions’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Senate has formed a new “Golden Dome Caucus” focused on developing what could become one of the nation’s most expensive defense initiatives in history — a comprehensive missile shield designed to protect the American homeland from an increasingly complex array of aerial threats.
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R., Mont.) announced the caucus May 13 at an industry event hosted by The Washington Times, cautioning that despite strong support from the Trump administration and defense committees, there remains insufficient understanding of the project’s complexity and potential cost.
“That’s why I’m announcing today the formation of the Golden Dome Caucus in the U.S. Senate,” said Sheehy, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities. “Because I think a project of this scope, like we saw in the Apollo program and in the Manhattan Project, is going to require a far more close relationship between the appropriators, the Defense Department, our legislators and industry.”
