The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

America’s enemies sit much farther away so this new system must be a “next-generation” design to protect the US from intercontinental missiles and threats from China, Russia, and Iran.

But he ignored the fact that the system is designed for short-range threats, making it ill-suited to defending against intercontinental missiles that are the main danger to the United States.

However, he ignored the fact that the system is designed for short-range threats, making it ill-suited to defending against intercontinental missiles that are the main danger to the United States.

However, he ignored the fact that the system is designed for short-range threats, making it ill-suited to defending against intercontinental missiles that are the main danger to the United States.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the United States, like the one that Israel has used to intercept thousands ...