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Under a Golden Dome: with Prof. Iain Boyd

JL;DR SUMMARY The United States' Golden Dome program, announced by President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense, aims to develop a comprehensive missile defense system to counter the advancing hypersonic missile capabilities of China and Russia. 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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United StatesHypersonic MissilesNational SecurityChinaRussiaIron DomeMissile DefenseDepartment Of DefenseGolden DomeIain Boyd

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Boulder, Colorado, United States
"Professor Boyd serves as director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and teaches aerospace engineering sciences at the University of Colorado in Boulder."
China
"China sent one around the world, but they can also be used for shorter-range attacks."
Russian Federation
"Russia has used some hypersonic missiles against Ukraine."
Ukraine
"Russia has used some hypersonic missiles against Ukraine."
Israel
"Are there lessons learned from Iron Dome that will be helpful in designing the Golden Dome? There are certainly lessons learned. Israel is a much smaller country, but their Iron Dome system still has to coordinate sensors and interceptors on different fronts, and in very short time frames."

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