America is building a "Golden Dome": the United States launched purchases of $ 151 billion for a super-powerful missile defense system

 The United States has officially turned on the first gear in the race for a new era of missile defense — the country has launched a procurement procedure for the incredible amount of 151 billion dollars for a program called the Golden Dome. Does it sound like fiction? And this is real politics. The goal is not just to intercept a couple of missiles, but to build a large—scale, all—weather, all-pervasive system that can protect the entire continent from a wide variety of threats, from ballistic missiles to hypersonic projectiles.

What is the Golden Dome? So far, this is not one specific system, but a large-scale initiative that combines advanced technologies of the future: lasers, interceptor satellites, artificial intelligence for trajectory analysis, hypersonic sensors and much more. According to the idea, this will not just be an "umbrella" over the United States, but a multi-level shield capable of operating at all stages of the rocket's flight — from launch to the final approach to the target.

The money will be used for everything from R&D (scientific research and development work) before purchasing components, testing, and deploying new systems. It is already known that the project involves both traditional defense giants — Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman — and new players working with space sensors and AI.

Why now? The situation is heating up. China and Russia are actively testing hypersonic weapons, North Korea continues to launch, and threats are becoming increasingly difficult to predict. Older systems like GMD or Aegis can no longer handle it alone. We need something new - faster, smarter, more reliable. So we decided to build a "dome".

Interestingly, the name "Golden Dome" intentionally refers to the Israeli "Iron Dome", but with a difference in scale — there it was about protection from Qassam missiles, and here it was about survival at the superpower level. Just imagine: a network of satellites in space that see the rocket launch in real time, transmit data to earth, where AI instantly calculates the trajectory, and then an interceptor is launched — all in a matter of minutes.

However, critics are already grumbling: $151 billion is a lot of money. Will the project turn into a "bottomless barrel"? Yes, there is a risk. But the Pentagon believes that it is better to overpay now than to be left without protection later.

So the Golden Dome is not just a program. This is a strategic challenge for the future. And if everything goes according to plan, in 10-15 years that invisible but impenetrable shield may indeed appear over America.