Announced with characteristic bravado and little grounding in reality, President Donald Trump’s so-called "Golden Dome for America" is the latest reincarnation of President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” fantasy: a constellation of space-based missile interceptors supposedly capable of stopping a nuclear strike from any adversary. President Trump suggests it could protect the U.S. from a nuclear attack.

In truth, it will make us poorer, less secure, and more isolated. It’s a gold-plated boondoggle that will enrich defense contractors and ignite a new nuclear arms race. Let’s be clear: Golden Dome is a trillion-dollar mistake in the making.

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On Jan. 27, Trump issued an executive order about continuing Reagan’s work by developing a “missile defense shield.” In response, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office issued

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