President Trump recognizes the grave threats posed by adversary ballistic and hypersonic missiles and has issued mandates for the Department of Defense to deploy a “Golden Dome” defense shield for the country. Significant taxpayer investment has already gone towards the arsenal of sensors and shooters for our existing missile defense and more will be needed. The organizational and manufacturing challenges will be immense, unlike anything the Defense Department (DoD) has faced in generations, perhaps since Schriever's ballistic missiles or Rickover's nuclear fleet. 

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