Trump Signs Executive Order Initiating The Construction Of America's 'Iron Dome'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Over the past 40 years, rather than lessening, the threat from next-generation strategic weapons has become more intense and complex with the development by peer and near-peer adversaries of next-generation delivery systems and their own homeland integrated air and missile defense capabilities," Trump said.
51% : Trump has spoken for years about the importance of developing a more advanced missile defense system for the U.S.President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday evening initiating the construction of a missile defense system for the U.S. akin to Israel's "Iron Dome.
47% : The order states that the U.S. will "provide for the common defense of its citizens and the Nation by deploying and maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield" and that within the next 60 days, the Department of Defense will submit a plan for implementing the system to the president.
37% : "Trump noted that former President Ronald Reagan was the first to try to build a comprehensive missile defense shield for the U.S., but the project was canceled before its completion.

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