The US president, Donald Trump, has announced that his administration has begun developing the so-called 'Golden Dome' missile defence system, set to be finished before the end of his second term. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump revealed the system will deploy next-generation technologies across the land, sea, and space to defend against hypersonic missiles, ballistic missiles, and advanced cruise missiles

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