Trump wants an "American Iron Dome." Experts say that's ridiculous.
A central campaign promise, the building of an over two trillion dollar missile shield would be costly, ineffective, and unnecessary.
Could have shortened the title significantly, and reuse it daily.
"Trump speaks, experts say that's ridiculous"
the onion should've gotten on that a decade ago
There already is one. There are aound 100 Patriot missile batteries in the US. As usual Trump knows nothing about the subject he talks about.
To be fair, they told him about this in dozens of briefings, but he was always distracted by his Happy Meal toy.
What do they need 100 Patriot batteries for? Are they that scared of the Mexicans and Canadians?
People in red states need jobs, it's a welfare program.
Also, billionaires get richer and can own colonies, but don't look behind the curtain.
You mean NORAD missile defence system?
The point of putting it around Canada was so missiles would be shot down over it instead of the US
He must have recently rewatched Reagan's Star Wars videos.
Totally different. Iron dome is way more extensive.
We don't need iron dome because we have oceans on our borders. If Mexico collapses, though. Maybe need it.
I can build that for him for a cool 250 billion. I'm willing to guarantee 0% penetration of short range rockets launched by Hezbollah from anywhere in Lebanon.
That's outrageous! I'll do it for 249 billion!
Honestly, I'll do it for a hundred bucks.
To protect us from whom? I thought his love affairs with Putin and Kim Jong would protect us from anyone that might want to attack the US?
Do you think he realizes it's not LITERALLY a dome?
Simpsons did it!
His would be gold though
And in the shape of a T
It's to keep us pesky Canadians from trebuchet-ing poutine over the border.
Are you telling me it's futile to face north, open my mouth and hope for poutine to rain upon me?
Not yet?
Keep the cobra chickens at bay. Smort.
Hopefully it’s more to keep the attack geese out. Loons too.
About time! We in Michigan are tired of the moose raids from Canada. They swim across our half of the lake and eat up our maple syrup.
10 iron domes would not be enough!
What about 10 Gustav railway guns loaded with WP shells?
To protect the US from rockets from... Canada?
To protect him & his billionaire buddies from his fellow Americans.
To protect a future, thoroughly fascist America from the rest of the free world should the GOP seize permanent power.
TBF if the don gets in power that might eventually become a real concern.
AND MEXICO WILL PAY FOR IT!!!
/s
Pretty sure we have multiple anti missile systems deployed already.
Also, who's shooting missiles at America right now?
I mean, other than North Korea, but that's like a 10 year old with a water rocket trying to blow up the school from across town.
"I was elected to lead, not to read."
Number 3!
Doesnt america already have one??? Also in the current geopolitical environment this may not be the worst idea ever......
Putin told him Russia could easily bomb the US and orange dump believed him
Great, just what we need, an even louder Trump
Trump wants a lot of stupid shit. In the interest of national security, he should not under any circumstances be given any of it.
And this man is potentially going to be elected to run a country.
Trump thinks we are in the Middle East
Just East of the Midwest duh.
That’s Pennsylvania, right? We know that’s the biggest “battleground state”.
Isn't this just Reagan's "Star Wars" program under a different name?
Yup - anyone who is likely to try and hit the US is far enough away is going to be using long range ballistic missiles, and it's been pretty conclusively demonstrated that it's technically feasible to intercept a single missile, it sure isn't reliable enough to be a reasonable deterrent or cheap enough to build enough launchers to give you any amount of coverage.
Iron dome works because Israel is small, with a concentrated population, and is being attacked with small, short range rockets that are easy to spot on radar - that isn't a likely scenario for the US to face
I'm sure a tinfoil hat can be arranged.
It's called the Atlantic/Pacific oceans sport
Is he going to occupy Mexico too? Maybe some modern manifest destiny?
He wants a fake airspace defense system that puts on light shows to convince the domestic public that America is "under attack"?