U.S. Department of Defense
Senior Defense Department officials met with the Senate Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee in Washington, May 13, 2025, to discuss Golden Dome, a next-generation missile defense shield aimed at protecting the U.S. from evolving aerial threats.
The initiative, created by an executive order from President Donald J. Trump, Jan. 27, 2025, was announced amid rising concerns over sophisticated missile threats from adversaries such as China and Russia. A Defense Intelligence Agency report released earlier this month warned that these threats are expanding.
