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'Happening quickly': Hegseth announces 'Iron Dome for America' on first day as defense sec
www.msn.com ^ | 1/27/2025 | Story by Jennifer Bowers Bahney

Posted on 01/27/2025 1:37:38 PM PST by airdalechief

Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday — his first day in the job — that President Trump will be issuing a spate of executive orders for the military, including one to create an "Iron Dome" defense system like the one used by Israel to deflect incoming missiles.

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To: Nachoman

All good things are permitted as of noon on Monday, January 20th, 2025.


41 posted on 01/27/2025 6:08:03 PM PST by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: airdalechief

Space-based weapon systems coming to an orbit near you.


42 posted on 01/27/2025 6:14:57 PM PST by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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To: Brilliant

“Iron dome is not useful for ICBMs. And since we are not likely to be attacked except by ICBMs, it won’t be much use to us.”

A U.S. Iron Dome would likely be more of a space based Brilliant Pebbles type system that would destroy ICBM’s in the boost phase. Not the same as the Israeli Iron Dome.

I believe Trump just likes using the term “Iron Dome” because of the success of the system in Israel. But you can be sure the Joint Chiefs of Staff will inform the President on exactly the type of system we need.


43 posted on 01/27/2025 7:56:47 PM PST by ScottfromNJ
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To: airdalechief

CQ BROWN IS A DEI BROWN NOSER!


44 posted on 01/28/2025 6:19:21 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Hasn’t the R&D been done already for ISRAEL?


45 posted on 01/28/2025 6:20:33 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ScottfromNJ

Lol...you mean like CQ BROWN? HA!


46 posted on 01/28/2025 6:26:26 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Revel

“I agree. In a big war this won’t do much.”

And the vests worn by police officers won’t do much either in a large nuclear exchange; but they do help save lives every day.

The biggest threat to America may not be from Russia or Red China but from rouge nations with unstable leaders. Think of the religious zealots in Iran who see glory in self immolation.

I’m thinking the iron dome at first will be designed to handle a few incoming from small states. And until it is tested in war our opponents will not know for sure how good it is - or how lucky the U.S. may be.

Another option is to have a system to protect people in important states in the U.S. and to leave states like California and New York naked. I would be interested to see how liberals in those states react to such a plan.


47 posted on 01/28/2025 6:40:57 AM PST by jeffersondem
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To: pfflier
It is very easy to envision a drone and/or primitive missile attack originating from mexico or international waters.

Or Chinese bases in Panama

48 posted on 01/28/2025 6:46:25 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: PIF

Yeah, Trump will be better for our national defense.


49 posted on 01/28/2025 10:35:56 AM PST by KC_for_Freedom (retired aerospace engineer and CSP who also taught)
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To: Lurker

+++


50 posted on 01/28/2025 10:43:40 AM PST by MIA_eccl1212 (10-10-10-10)
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