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Why Trump ordered an American ‘Iron Dome,’ Israel’s defense system for the U.S.

JL;DR SUMMARY Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create an American equivalent of Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, aiming to protect the U.S. from modern aerial threats such as ballistic and hypersonic missiles. 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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Donald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsNational SecurityMilitary TechnologyIron DomeMissile DefenseBallistic MissilesExecutive OrderRafael Advanced Defense SystemsRaytheon

Places mentioned

Sderot, Southern District, Israel
"Israels Iron Dome defense missile system close to the southern Israeli town of Sderot on Oct. 12, 2023."
southern Israel, Southern District, Israel
"The Iron Dome defense system in soutern Israel on May 13, 2023."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Speaking Monday afternoon at the annual House Republicans retreat in Miami, Trump said that President Ronald Reagan first raised the idea in 1983 but it wasnt possible at the time."
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
"Trump said during his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sharing his fascination with the interceptor technology he observed during the conflict between Hamas and Israel."

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