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The Pentagon Just Requested $1.5 Trillion. The Fight Over Golden Dome’s Most Ambitious Layer Is Just Beginning.
The Pentagon has proposed a historic $1.5 trillion defense budget for FY2027, including $17.9 billion for the controversial Golden Dome program, aimed at developing space-based interceptors for missile defense. There are significant concerns regarding the cost, feasibility, and strategic implications of this initiative amid growing global adversary capabilities.