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Trump’s 2026 budget request includes plans for an Israeli-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’

JL;DR SUMMARY President Donald Trump's proposed 2026 federal budget includes a controversial proposal for a missile defense system inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, called the 'Golden Dome.' A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Elon MuskDonald TrumpIron DomeMissile DefenseDefense SpendingBudgetSpacexCongressional ApprovalGolden DomeDemocratic Oversight

Places mentioned

United States
"President Donald Trumps proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2026 asks for a litany of cuts"
Israel
"called the Golden Dome. One line of the proposal makes a down-payment on the development and deployment of a Golden Dome for America, a next-generation missile defense shield"
South Korea
"South Korea, which faces a nuclear threat from the adjoining North Korea, is building its own version."

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