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Next Gen Missile Defense Can Enforce Trump’s Iran Redlines 

Critics of President Donald Trump’s recently signed memorandum with Iran worry about future Iranian cheating, particularly after Trump leaves office.  

As a hedge against cheating, the president has kept a formidable array of naval and air power nearby—a force clearly capable of retaliating against Iranian missile launches or other violations of current or future agreements. But there’s another, more preventative enforcement mechanism he might consider.  

As part of his Golden Dome initiative, President Trump should commission the rapid fielding of an innovative missile defense system—one using new technology that can prevent ballistic missiles from ever exiting Iranian airspace.  

To appreciate the significance of this capability, it’s important to understand the limits of current U.S. and allied missile defenses.  

U.S. and Israeli missile defenses rely exclusively on ground- or sea-launched interceptors. Consequently, they must rise to meet descending missiles when those missiles are moving extremely fast and are most difficult to hit. 

Although these surface-based systems have been effective against Iran’s relatively unsophisticated ballistic missiles—destroying roughly 90% of incoming missiles since February 28—some have slipped through even the multilayered Israeli ground-based missile shield.  

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Moreover, the missiles that have evaded interception in attacks on Gulf states and Israel have typically been........

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