Trump executive order: Iron Dome edition

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including my authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered:Section 1.
52% : Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense shall:(a) Submit to the President a reference architecture, capabilities-based requirements, and an implementation plan for the next-generation missile defense shield.
52% : The architecture shall include, at a minimum, plans for:(i) Defense of the United States against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries;(ii) Acceleration of the deployment of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor layer;(iii) Development and deployment of proliferated space-based interceptors capable of boost-phase intercept;(iv) Deployment of underlayer and terminal-phase intercept capabilities postured to defeat a countervalue attack;(v) Development and deployment of a custody layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture;(vi) Development and deployment of capabilities to defeat missile attacks prior to launch and in the boost phase;(vii) Development and deployment of a secure supply chain for all components with next-generation security and resilience features; and(viii) Development and deployment of non-kinetic capabilities to augment the kinetic defeat of ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks;(b) Review relevant authorities and organization of the Department of Defense to develop and deploy capabilities at the necessary speed to implement this directive;(c) Jointly with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submit to the President a plan to fund this directive, allowing sufficient time for consideration by the President before finalization of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget; and(d) In cooperation with United States Strategic Command and United States Northern Command, submit to the President:(i)
48% : Following the submission to the President of the next-generation missile defense reference architecture under section 3(a) of this order, the Secretary of Defense shall direct a review of theater missile defense posture and initiatives to identify ways in which the United States and its allies and partners can:(a) Increase bilateral and multilateral cooperation on missile defense technology development, capabilities, and operations;(b) Improve theater missile defenses of forward-deployed United States troops and allied territories, troops, and populations; and(c) Increase and accelerate the provision of United States missile defense capabilities to allies and partners.Sec. 5.
46% : Trump announced his order at a Republican House retreat in Miami on Monday.

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