The Golden Dome initiative represents the largest missile defense effort in United States history — a $175 billion shield against weapons of mass destruction, aiming to be fully operational within three years. This ambitious undertaking demands perfect synchronization across military branches, with warfighters having mere minutes — sometimes seconds — to detect, track and neutralize existential threats. Yet, in all the urgent discussions about rapidly deploying new technologies and ensuring seamless system integration within this tight budget and timeline, there seems to be a glaring omission: how well warfighters will actually be able to use these systems when seconds count.
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