💬 Opinion May 15, 2026 · Meagan O'Rourke

Trump's 'Golden Dome' Estimated To Cost $1.2 Trillion, New Report Reveals

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Trump's 'Golden Dome' Estimated To Cost $1.2 Trillion, New Report Reveals
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President Donald Trump's grand vision for the "Golden Dome" national missile defense system may cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars more than originally expected, according to a new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which found that the system could cost $1.2 trillion to build and operate for 20 years.
The CBO conducted its analysis based on Trump's 2025 executive order directing the Defense Department to draft plans for a ground- and space-based system to detect and

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