{"id":4685,"date":"2026-03-16T11:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=4685"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:23:04","slug":"moscow-issues-warning-over-trumps-golden-dome-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/moscow-issues-warning-over-trumps-golden-dome-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow issues warning over Trump\u2019s Golden Dome plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new US missile defense program could turn space into another battlefield, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cautioned<\/strong><\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump\u2019s plans to build a multilayered Golden Dome missile defense system risk eroding the established nuclear and space security framework, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned.<\/p>\n

First unveiled in January 2025, Trump\u2019s initiative intends to build a layered shield against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles from America\u2019s \u201c<\/em>peer<\/em>,\u00a0near-peer, and rogue adversaries<\/em>.\u201d<\/em> The system relies on space-based interceptors designed to destroy threats in their boost phase, minutes after launch.<\/p>\n

The White House projects the Golden Dome will cost $175 billion, but other estimates suggest much higher expenses, ranging from over $500 billion to $3.6 trillion over 20 years.<\/p>\n

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In a video address to participants of the Moscow Conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation on Monday, Lavrov warned of risks associated with Washington\u2019s efforts. \u201cAs a result of the destructive actions of the United States and its allies, the risks of the militarization of space and its transformation into a zone of conflict are noticeably increasing,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

Lavrov singled out the Golden Dome program, which is scheduled to become operational by 2028, saying that it poses \u201ca significant threat to strategic stability.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Lavrov\u2019s remarks echo a joint Russia-China warning in May 2025, when both countries argued that the Golden Dome could allow the US to neutralize a \u201cradically weakened retaliatory strike\u201d<\/em> in case it decides to initiate a nuclear conflict.<\/p>\n

Some analysts, however, have cast doubt on the feasibility of the Golden Dome project, as it hinges on space-based interceptors intended to destroy targets within an extremely narrow time window while requiring significant breakthroughs in sensor coverage and artificial intelligence technologies.<\/p>\n

The Golden Dome bears some resemblance to President Ronald Reagan\u2019s 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative \u2013 more commonly known as Star Wars \u2013 which was also built around space-based interceptors. The project was abandoned a decade later after up to $50 billion in spending, with no orbital weapon ever deployed due to enormous costs and insurmountable technological challenges.<\/p>\n

The Soviet Union was alarmed by the initiative, branding it a first-strike tool and responding by ramping up its space defense program, which put additional strain on the already struggling economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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