Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ executive order calls for much more than Israeli version

Published January 28, 2025 4:02pm ET



President Donald Trump’s Monday night executive order on the creation of an “Iron Dome for America” calls for much more than the air defense system Israel utilizes.

The order calls for “a next-generation missile defense shield” to protect the homeland. It also calls on this new shield to protect the United States from ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks.

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