North Korea blasts US missile shield as ‘threatening’ and ‘arrogant’

Trump had been pushing the idea – akin to the Iron Dome system over Israel but also with weapons based in space instead of just on land – for months, citing increasingly sophisticated threats from countries such as Russia, China, and North Korea.

It could be operational within three years, before the end of his second term, Trump said in the Oval Office when announcing the plan.

“Once fully constructed, the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world and even if they are launched from space, and we will have the best system ever built,” he said.

Funding for the system was included…