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Posted on 05/14/2026 10:21:21 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office suggests that the cost of building and maintaining the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system could reach roughly $1.2 trillion over two decades, far exceeding the $185 billion figure previously cited by Pentagon leadership.
The ambitious program aims to significantly expand existing U.S. missile defense infrastructure. Plans include bolstering ground-based interceptors, upgrading sensor networks and enhancing command systems, while also introducing a major space-based component designed to identify, monitor and potentially intercept threats from orbit. This orbital layer would rely on a large network of satellites, including systems capable of engaging incoming missiles.
According to the CBO, procurement alone would likely surpass $1 trillion. A substantial share of that spending would go toward the space-based interceptor system, which could involve deploying around 7,800 satellites and represent roughly 70 percent of acquisition costs.
The envisioned shield would provide nationwide coverage, extending across the continental U.S. as well as Alaska and Hawaii, and is designed to counter threats from regional adversaries such as North Korea. However, the report cautions that the system may struggle to handle a large-scale attack from more advanced military powers like Russia or China.
Critics on Capitol Hill have already taken aim at the proposal. Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, argued the initiative primarily benefits defense contractors at significant expense to taxpayers.
Officials at the Pentagon’s Golden Dome office did not immediately comment on the updated cost projections.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Space Force has begun laying groundwork for the program’s orbital defenses, awarding contracts worth up to $3.2 billion to a dozen companies tasked with developing space-based interceptor technologies. Unlike traditional systems that engage threats from the ground, these orbiting platforms are intended to neutralize missiles earlier in their trajectory.
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They can also kill us with a virus. Do we have a plan for that?
Yes, see post 2. Substitute MERV/HEPA filter...
If Dallas wants to be defended, let India pay for it.
If Silicon Valley wants to be defended, let India pay for it.
If Los Angeles wants to be defended, let Mexico pay for it.
If NYC wants to be defended, let India, Saudi Arabia and the PRC pay for it.
Can we even defend a single tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz?
An aircraft carrier near Taiwan?
They’re looking in the wrong end of the financial telescope. How much would the cost be if most all of the infrastructure was vaporized?
What we are worried about is 11 bombs worth of U-235.
The U-235 could be smuggled in just as recreational drugs are.
So what? Its all “funny money” anyway.
If an F-35 can sneak in, so can a warhead.
But a few nuclear tipped missile explosions on US cities is cost free.
“funny money”
Somebody is going to miss their share of $40 trillion.
“a few nuclear tipped missile explosions on US cities is cost free.”
A moocher in NYC might cost $1 million from birth to coffin.
A house could be built for $50,000.
Media approved
People opposed to the idea say that, we shouldn’t be planning for that which hasn’t occurred yet.
With all those Somali daycare centers, Pajeet Medicaid & Medicare medical groups, illegals on welfare, Dem NGO money laundering operations, and paying black women to pop out the next generation of violent criminals, How can we possibly pay for defense? /s
If we get a refund from CA for the non-existent I’m totally High (speed rail) boondoggle we’d have a good down-payment. And something for all Americans, not just a few thousand Californians.
And I projecting completion dates for both projects would be similar. Thinking 2038ish?
In the same guessing game and just as fact-based:
"Golden Dome missile shield could top $1.99, budget watchcat says"
The problem with the defense budget is the lack of accountability and structure. If Congress budgets $1 trillion, then that plus some is what will be spent. Whether or not the taxpayer gets value is irrelevant. The premise is spend it if you have it.
Whatever happened to all the wasteful spending uncovered by Elon and crew? Anyone been held accountable for that waste? Didn’t think so.
How much insurance is enough???
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